FiberTech Singlemode Germanium-Doped Step-Index Preforms

Specifications

Cladding Composition: SiO2
Core Composition: SiO2 / GeO2
Preform Diameter (O.D.): 10-40 mm
Numerical Aperture: 0.1 - 0.15
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Features


  • High-Quality Preforms: Developed using highly pure fused silica materials, ensuring top-notch performance for both high-performance special fibers and standard fibers.

  • Customizable Waveguide Design: Tailored to meet specific transmission needs, whether for high data rates or high-power laser transmission, from prototype to series production.

  • Flexible Preform Design: Options for step-index and graded-index core profiles with various dopant options, including Germanium, Fluorine, Boron, or Rare-earth elements, to achieve the required numerical aperture.

  • Advanced Process Technology: Utilizes MCVD (inner coating) and PBVD (outer coating) processes for precise preform production, suitable for both graded-index and large core step-index fibers.

  • Strict Quality Monitoring: Every preform undergoes rigorous quality checks to ensure optimal performance during fiber drawing for demanding applications.

  • Multimode Preforms: Available in 50/125 and 62.5/125 designs using innovative MCVD production techniques for high-performance multimode fibers.

  • Bubble Size Specifications: Strict controls on bubble size within the preform core and cladding to maintain quality.

  • Optimized Refractive Index Profile: Nearly parabolic refractive index profile with specific delta values to enhance fiber performance.

  • Precision Tolerances: Tight tolerances on numerical aperture and outer diameter to ensure consistency across preforms.

Applications


  • Telecommunications: High-bandwidth multimode and singlemode fiber manufacturing

  • Laser Delivery Systems: Step-index fibers for high-power lasers

  • Spectroscopy and Sensing: Specialty fibers for UV-VIS-IR applications

  • FBG Inscription: Photosensitive germanium-doped preforms

  • Medical Diagnostics: Specialty fibers for imaging and sensing systems

  • Research and Development: Custom fiber prototypes for advanced studies

  • Industrial & Microlithography: Preforms for stepper lenses, wafers, and photomasks