Jan 25 2006
Corning Incorporated has announced the introduction of five new specialty optical fibers for use in display applications, fiber sensors and high power fiber lasers. Corning continues to build on its legacy of invention and expertise in materials science and optics in order to meet the growing needs of its customers with the addition of these innovative, high performance products to an already robust line of specialty fibers.
The new products include:
- Single Polarization 1060 (SP 1060), a 1060 nm wavelength, dual air-hole design fiber that allows for the transmission of a single polarization state;
- Polymer Clad Silica (PCS), an all-silica core, multimode fiber with fluorinated polymer cladding available in 200 and 400-micron core sizes;
- Photonic Band Gap fiber (PBGF), a family of single-mode, hollow-core micro-structured fibers designed for operation at 1060, 1300 or 1550nm wavelengths;
- RGB 400, a single-mode, short wavelength fiber for use in the visible spectrum. The fiber’s low cut-off wavelength allows usage in Red, Green and Blue wavelengths;
- PANDA PM 410, a silica core, single-mode, polarization-maintaining fiber for use at 400 nm wavelength and above.
Scott Quist, product line manager, Corning Specialty Fiber, states “Because Corning was the inventor of low-loss optical fibers, our customers have come to expect innovative, leading-edge fiber products optimized to meet most any application that would require an advanced engineered optical fiber. Our experienced scientists continue to invent new fiber designs to meet the industry’s most challenging performance requirements.” Quist added “There is a growing need for short wavelength specialty fibers in markets such as aerospace and defense, display, sensing and instrumentation. The new products introduced today are aimed at addressing those markets and their unique needs.”
Corning’s specialty fibers consistently provide superior optical performance and the company’s proprietary OVD manufacturing process delivers scalable, batch-to-batch repeatable and performance-consistent products. Today Corning offers more than 50 specialty fiber products across multiple product families, wavelength ranges and coatings.
Corning’s entire Technical Materials product portfolio, including its specialty fibers, polarizing glass, GRIN lenses, lensed fiber, thin sheet glass and other specialty materials, will be on exhibit during the Photonics West conference Jan. 24 - 26 in San Jose, Calif. For more information, visit the Corning booth in Hall 1, New York Cluster, Booth #344 or Corning’s Web site at www.corning.com/photonicmaterials.
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