SQ Fused Silica Rods
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Description
SQ High OH Fused Silica Rods are crafted from undoped glass, specifically designed for applications within the UV/VIS range. This material is integral to the efficient manufacturing of optical components such as lenses, mirrors, and plates, as well as the production of special pre-forms. The highly pure material offers exceptional optical and physical properties, ensuring the highest homogeneity in the refractive index. These rods are produced using a specialized melting technology, which allows for the incorporation of the highest concentrations of OH and H2 into the material.
The result of this advanced production process is a material with optimal transmission properties in the UV/VIS range and superior laser durability. This makes SQ High OH Fused Silica Rods an excellent choice for high-performance applications that require reliable and consistent optical quality. The absence of inclusions and bubbles, along with high OH/H2 content, ensures excellent UV transmittance. Additionally, the material exhibits very low fluorescence and high laser durability, making it suitable for demanding optical environments.
Furthermore, SQ High OH Fused Silica Rods demonstrate low residual stress and a very low thermal expansion coefficient, contributing to their high thermal stability. These characteristics are crucial in maintaining the integrity and performance of optical components under varying environmental conditions. By choosing these rods, manufacturers can ensure the production of optical components with superior quality and performance, tailored to meet the specific needs of their applications.
SQ Fused Silica Rods
Specifications |
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| Core Diameter: | 3 to 13 mm |
| Boron Content: | up to 20 wt. % |
| Length Of Rod: | 200 to 600 mm |
| Substrate Material: | Fused Silica |
Features
- High OH Fused Silica Rods: Produced from undoped glass, these rods are ideal for applications in the UV/VIS range, enabling efficient manufacturing of optical components like lenses, mirrors, and plates.
- Optimum Transmission Properties: The material provides excellent transmission in the UV/VIS range and offers high laser durability.
- Pure Material: The high purity of the silica ensures superior optical and physical properties with high homogeneity in the refractive index.
- Special Melting Technology: Allows for the highest concentrations of OH and H2 to be incorporated into the material.
- Absence of Inclusions and Bubbles: Ensures clarity and quality in optical applications.
- High OH/H2 Content: Enhances the material's properties for specific applications.
- Excellent UV Transmittance: Provides superior performance in UV applications.
- Very Low Fluorescence: Minimizes interference in optical applications.
- High Laser Durability: Suitable for high-power laser applications.
- Low Residual Stress: Ensures stability and durability of the material.
- Very Low Thermal Expansion Coefficient: Offers excellent thermal stability.
- Applications: Ideal for the design and production of preforms and process-controlled manufacturing of optical high-power fibers.
- Special Dopings Available: Options include Germanium, Fluorine, and Boron to support specific applications like the production of polarization maintaining (PM) fibers.
Applications
- Design and production of preforms: Utilize high OH fused silica rods for creating preforms essential in fiber optics manufacturing.
- Process-controlled manufacturing of optical high-power fibers: Ensure precision and quality in the production of high-power optical fibers.
- Production of Panda fibers: Use Boron-doped fused silica rods for creating polarization maintaining (PM) fibers in the Panda design.
- Manufacturing of special fibers such as PCF: Employ undoped fused silica rods for producing preforms necessary for special fiber types.
- Optical components fabrication: Use undoped silica for efficient manufacturing of lenses, mirrors, and plates with optimal transmission properties in the UV/VIS range.
- Production of special preforms: Leverage the high purity and homogeneity of the material for advanced preform production.
Frequently Asked Questions
The properties of SQ Fused Silica Rods for fiber optics include absence of inclusions and bubbles, high OH/H2 content, excellent UV transmittance, very low fluorescence, high laser durability, low residual stress, very low thermal expansion coefficient, and high thermal stability.
The different types of fused silica rods include SQ Fused Silica Rods made of undoped silica with high OH content, j-plasil Fused Silica Rods made of undoped silica with low OH content, and special dopings such as Boron-doped fused silica rods.
The features of SQ Fused Silica Rods include the design and production of preforms, process-controlled manufacturing of optical high-power fibers, and optimum transmission properties in the UV/VIS range with highest laser durability.
SQ Fused Silica Rods are used for efficient manufacturing of optical components such as lenses, mirrors, and plates, as well as for the production of special preforms.
Boron-doped fused silica rods, also known as BDSR, are used for the production of polarization maintaining (PM) fibers in the Panda design.