February 2010
Certificate affirms the quality of manufacturing facility’s management system
Stirling, N.J. (February 4, 2010) – Leading optical fiber manufacturer Fiberguide Industries has received ISO 9001:2008 certification for establishing and maintaining a quality management system for manufacture of fiber optic assemblies and optical fiber.
The certificate was awarded by third party registrar, TÜVRheinland®, after Fiberguide’s facility passed the registrar’s auditing process. ISO 9001:2008 is an internationally recognized certification, which ensures that a manufacturing facility meets a rigorous and comprehensive set of requirements dictated by the International Standards Organization (ISO).
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January 2010
Lightweight and flexible optical fibers eliminate heavy articulated arms
Stirling, N.J. (January 11, 2010) – Delivery of high power laser light in scientific, military, and industrial/ commercial applications normally requires bulky, inconvenient and often heavy articulated arms. For a more efficient approach to laser delivery, Fiberguide Industries offers its multimode, step-index optical fibers.
Fiberguide's multimode fibers for high power laser delivery.
Fiberguide’s multimode fibers are a simple way to accurately deliver high power laser beams. They feature an air-gap design, where the fiber extends into free space. This provides an epoxy-free region where thermal energy can be safely dissipated without burning the surrounding material, a common cause of failure in standard connectors. To maximize power handling and beam uniformity, fiber end surfaces are cleaved and then laser polished to eliminate contaminants, scratches, chips and pits.
Standard core diameters of 100µ, 200µ, 300µ, 400µ, 600µ, 1000µ and 1500µ are available, with non standard diameters available upon request. To aid in the correct fiber diameter selection for each particular application, Fiberguide’s new data sheets provide updated technical information. To download a data sheet, visit the following link: http://fiberguideindustries.thomasnet.com/Asset/HighPower%2012-02-09.pdf.
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December 2009
Coating protects fibers in extreme thermal conditions
Stirling, N.J. (December 3, 2009) – Providing optimal performance of fiber optics in extreme conditions, Fiberguide Industries offers a full line of standard optical fibers with polyimide coating.
Fiberguide's polyimide coated fibers for high temperature performance.
Fiberguide’s polyimide coating is ideal for oil and gas, aerospace, sensors, defense, medical and security applications requiring high temperature resistance. The coating withstands operating temperatures up to 400ºC (300ºC continuous), while conventional coatings such as acrylate, nylon and Tefzel® begin to deteriorate between 100ºC and 250ºC.
Additionally, Fiberguide’s unique process of applying the coating results in a fiber of significantly reduced cross-sectional area. This low profile characteristic is optimal for use in bundles and supports spectral transmission from 160nm to 2500nm.
Polyimide coated fiber is available in step index, multimode fibers from 50um cores to 600um cores; 6.25um/125um and 50um//125um graded index; and 4.8um/125um and 9.2um/125um single mode fibers. The fiber offers high performance optical and mechanical specifications with tight dimension tolerances providing high uniformity and lot-to-lot consistency.
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July 2009
Fibers’ coating protects against solarization during deep UV exposure
Stirling, N.J. (July 21, 2009) – Leading optical fiber manufacturer Fiberguide Industries has introduced a full line of standard solarization resistant fibers for deep UV applications. The fibers are ideal for spectroscopy, lithography and excimer laser delivery applications where fibers are exposed to deuterium lamp transmission (190nm to 230nm) or ArF-Excimer (193nm) laser.
Prolonged UV transmission below 260nm causes solarization in optical fibers, reducing their UV transmittance significantly. Fiberguide’s solarization resistant fibers use a modified core preform that protects fiber from the damaging effects of deep UV. These fibers have excellent performance and long-term stability at 30 to 40% transmission (for 215nm). Fiber core sizes can be produced from 50um to greater than 1000um. Custom cabled or multi-fiber assemblies are also available.
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June 2009
Coating protects fibers in extreme environmental, mechanical and thermal conditions
Stirling, N.J. (June 26, 2009) – Fiberguide Industries will feature its full line of standard optical fibers with polyimide coating at the SPIE Optics + Photonics show. Demonstrations of the high performance coating will be available at the company’s booth, # 709, from August 2 – 6 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
While conventional coatings such as acrylate, nylon and Tefzel® begin to deteriorate between 100ºC and 250ºC, Fiberguide’s polyimide coating/ buffer can withstand operating temperatures up to 400ºC (300ºC continuous). The rugged fiber is ideal for oil and gas, aerospace, sensors, defense, medical and security applications requiring high temperature resistance.
Additionally, Fiberguide’s unique process of applying the coating results in a fiber of significantly reduced cross-sectional area. This low profile characteristic is optimal for use in bundles and supports spectral transmission from 160nm to 2500nm.
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May 2009
Kelly to head operations for Stirling-based fiber optics manufacturer
Stirling, N.J. (May 1, 2009) – To investigate opportunities for growth in new and existing markets, leading optical fiber manufacturer Fiberguide Industries has announced the appointment of Jack Kelly as President.
Kelly will be based at Fiberguide’s Stirling, New Jersey head office, and will oversee day-to-day operations at that location as well as Fiberguide’s fiber optic assembly manufacturing plant in Caldwell, Idaho.
Kelly comes to Fiberguide from Emerson Electric, where he was President of the Remote Automation Solutions division. He joined Emerson through the acquisition of FKI Inc., where he was also President. Prior to FKI, Kelly started a fiber optic and fiber assembly test equipment development company, which he built up to generate $20m in revenue. Kelly holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pa.) and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).
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April 2009
Vacuum feedthroughs for medical, industrial and research applications
Stirling, N.J. (April 6, 2009) – Creating an easy way to use optical fibers with vacuum systems and pressure chambers, Fiberguide Industries’ offers its Fiber Optic Feedthroughs. The feedthroughs can be used for any medical, industrial or research application that requires optical interfacing with UHV or high vacuum systems.
Fiberguide Industries’ feedthrough line provides inlet and outlet tubes through the walls of pressurized or vacuum systems by using a hermetic seal, all while maintaining the integrity of the vacuum.
Fiber optic feedthroughs are available in cell, flange and port designs. They are perfect for a wide range of wavelengths and operating temperatures up to 175ºC (250ºC for pigtail), utilizing Fiberguide’s gold coated fiber.
Fiber selection includes Multimode, Single Mode and Polarization Maintaining (PM), with core diameters from 50μ to 1500 and connector interface selections of SMA (standard), ST, FC or ferrule style. All fibers are helium leak-tested and certified to 10-7 torr. Industry standard mounting flanges and custom configurations for the housing are available, and custom lengths and designs can be provided for the shaft. Standard mounting configurations include threaded mount feedthroughs, nut mount feedthroughs and Con-Flat / ISO flange mount feedthroughs.
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February 2009
Modules efficiently collimate a power light source into a defined degree beam
Stirling, N.J. (February 10, 2009) – Leading optical fiber manufacturer Fiberguide Industries has introduced a line of standard collimators and focus guides for use with a wide variety of optical systems.
Designed to collimate or focus light exiting an optical fiber to a desired beam diameter, the collimators can be used with laser diodes, photodiodes, acoustic-optic modulators and other fiber optic devices. Focus guides thread into the collimator, refocusing the beam at a given distance. Collimators and focus guides can be used as matched pairs to couple light in and out of optical devices.
The ruggedized modules are manufactured to accept SMA, ST, FC or machined ferrule style connectors. Assembled and preset to meet required specifications, all collimators and focus guides can be adjusted to provide the flexibility necessary for customers’ specified set ups.
Collimators are available in three sizes: the macro collimator for optical fiber core sizes larger than 800μm diameter, the mid-size collimator for sizes up to 800μm diameter, and the micro collimators for fibers up to 400μm diameter. Focus guides are available for the macro and mid-size collimators.
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December 2008
Hands-on demonstrations of all Fiberguide products available at company’s booth
Stirling, N.J. (December 4, 2008) – Leading optical fiber manufacturer Fiberguide Industries will be exhibiting at the SPIE Photonics West show, from January 27 through 29 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.
Featured at Fiberguide’s booth, #315, will be a selection of the company’s specialty optical fibers. Single mode, multimode, graded index, tapered and metal coated fibers are suitable for a wide array of applications in the medical/ biomedical and spectroscopy industries, as well as for use by industrial OEMs.
Also featured will be Fiberguide’s high power laser delivery cables. The specialized cables utilize air gap technology to eliminate all energy absorbing materials at fiber end. The cantilevered fiber end can accept very high power levels that would normally destroy traditional fiber termination. A uniquely designed heat sink is thermally and mechanically connected to the assembly to effectively conduct generated heat away from fiber.
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November 2008
SMA connector removes all energy absorbing materials at fiber end
Stirling, N.J. (November 12, 2008) – Fiberguide Industries’ new mode scrambler option for its line of high power laser delivery assemblies protects the fiber optic conduit by conducting heat away from the fiber end. Incorporated into the proximal end of the laser assembly, the mode scrambler allows the laser beam a homogeneous exit.
The assembly option employs a custom designed high-power SMA connector, which utilizes air gap technology to eliminate all energy absorbing materials at the fiber end. The cantilevered fiber end can accept very high power levels that would normally destroy traditional fiber termination. A uniquely designed heat sink is thermally and mechanically connected to the assembly to effectively conduct generated heat away from fiber.
The mode scrambler option is offered on Fiberguide’s standard silica and hard clad fibers, in standard core diameters from 200 to 1500um with numerical apertures ranging from 0.12, 0.22 (standard), 0.26 and 0.39 (standard). For high power levels, a high conductivity copper ferrule is used for the nose of the connector allowing for greater heat dissipation. All systems are designed around customers’ exacting requirements and specifications.
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