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Features
Single Mode Transmission from 320 to 430 nm
Dual Acrylate Coating
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Thorlabs' SM300 fiber consists of an undoped, pure silica core surrounded by a depressed, fluorine-doped cladding. Since these fibers do not contain germania (GeO2), which causes electronic defects and color centers associated with the Ge-O bond, the primary cause of photodarkening is greatly reduced. As a result, power handling in the blue region is increased from several milliwats to several watts. The transmission-limiting effects caused by other nonlinearities (e.g., stimulated scattering) or even thermal damage are also increased over those of a conventional silica fiber doped with germanium. In the UV region, the SM300 will still exhibit some photodarkening, but will have superior performance compared to conventional fibers.
Item #
Operating Wavelength
Cut-Off Wavelength
Mode Field Diametera
Attenuation (Max)
SM300
320 - 430 nm
<310 nm
2.2 µm @ 350 nm
<70 dB/km @ 350 nm <100 dB/km @ 450 nm
Item #
Short-Term Bend Radius
Long-Term Bend Radius
Cladding Diameter
Coating Diameter
Proof Test Level
NA
SM300
≥10 mm
≥30 mm
125 ± 1 µm
233 - 257 µm
1% (100 kpsi)
0.12 - 0.14
MFD is a nominal, calculated value, estimated at the operating wavelength(s) using a typical value of NA & cutoff wavelength.
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Posted Comments:
Poster: akselrod
Posted Date: 2013-03-12 18:02:09.78
I would like to know the dispersion of this fiber at around 400 nm. Can you pleas let me know this value? Thanks! Gleb
Poster: jlow
Posted Date: 2013-04-11 15:40:00.0
Response from Jeremy at Thorlabs: Based on the generally used formula for waveguide dispersion and chromatic dispersion, the estimated dispersion for SM300 is on the order of -23 ps/(km-nm) at 400nm. That value can change depending on the actual numerical aperture and the cut-off wavelength of each spool of fiber.
Poster: bdada
Posted Date: 2012-06-05 19:30:00.0
Response from Buki at Thorlabs to Alfred:
Thank you for participating in our feedback forum. Below is the refractive index of 780HP at 780nm:
Core = 1.4598
Clad = 1.4537
Please contact TechSupport@thorlabs.com if you have any questions.
Poster:
Posted Date: 2012-06-05 04:25:46.0
Dear Sir or Madame,
I want to know the refractive index of 780HP, then I will determine how long the fiber I will order.
Thank you in advance.
Alfred
Poster: tcohen
Posted Date: 2012-03-01 14:33:00.0
Response from Tim at Thorlabs: Thank you for your feedback. The S405-HP has a core index of 1.46958 and clad index of 1.46428 measured at 405nm. The MFD @ 460nm is 3.2 +/- .5 um. Please use these as references but note that they are approximate and may vary from lot to lot.
Poster: marko.vranicar
Posted Date: 2012-02-29 19:04:22.0
Dear Sir Or Madame,
Recently, we purchased the S405-HP fiber. We need to know the cladding and core refractive indices as well as the core radius at 473nm that I cannot find in specs.
I thank you in advance for your answer and assistance.
Best regards,
Marko
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Response from Buki:
Thank you for your feedback Michael. For the 460HP fiber, at 532nm, the cladding refractive index is about 1.461, and the core refractive index is about 1.467.
For the S460-HP, at 633nm, the core refractive index is about 1.46873 and the cladding refractive index is about 1.46298.
Poster: michael.ireland
Posted Date: 2011-03-07 17:47:54.0
I need to know the cladding refractive index (at ~550nm or some nearby wavelength) for the 460HP and S460-HP fibers. This doesnt seem to be given in the spec sheets.
Poster: bdada
Posted Date: 2011-03-07 15:24:00.0
Response from Buki.
For single mode fiber, a flat cleave would provide a good optical surface that makes it unnecessary for the end to be polished. We have two products for fiber cleaving: XL411 and S90W.
Poster: cmarkle
Posted Date: 2011-03-07 13:37:42.0
I recently bought some optical fiber (460hp) from you guys and was wondering how to polish the ends. My application does not require a connector but it seems the polishing kits do. Can you Help?
Poster: Adam
Posted Date: 2010-03-31 19:40:48.0
A response from Adam at Thorlabs to fahd: We have three methods for stripping this type of fiber. The first is using a mechanical stripper, which would not work for your application. The next two might:
Method 2: Chemical
Dip in solvent for a few minutes. Jackets will absorb the solvent
and swell up. Grab fiber between thumb and index finger (with some
tissue in between) and rub swollen portion off.
Method 3: Hot Sulfuric Acid
Hot sulfuric acid (T=150-180°C). Dip a few minutes or until all
acrylate is dissolved. Rinse in clean water after excess acid is
drained off. Then, rinse in acetone, then isopropyl alcohol and
blow dry.
I will email directly with more information about method 2.
Poster: fahd_ali2000
Posted Date: 2009-11-24 05:37:46.0
Hello, i have bought SMF-28-100. I have a problem of stripping this fiber. I want to strip from middle in 1 meter fiber but could not, it always break.
its very rough from inside. dont know what to do.
I appreciate if you can help me.
thanks
bye
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The induced Attenuation due to a fiber wrapped around a mandrel of a specified diameter.
CCC1310-J9, SM1250G80, and SM1500G080 Bend Loss Information
The CCC1310-J9 fiber is designed to have similar characteristics to SMF-28e+, with the advantage of enhanced bend insensitivity. The table to the right shows complete macrobend loss specifications for CCC1310-J9 for different mandrel radii, and the table below shows a comparison between CCC1310-J9 and SMF-28e+.
The SM1250G80 and SM1500G80 offer a smaller cladding size (80 µm vs. 125 µm), which offers an even lower bend loss. When bent, an 80 µm fiber suffers approximately 40% lower stress than standard 125 µm cladding fibers.
Below Left: Using a source outputting at 1996 nm and a Ø30 mm mandrel, the bend losses (dB) of the SM2000 and SMF28 fibers were measured for each turn of the fiber around the mandrel. Based on the measurement, the loss/turn of the SM2000 fiber is ~0.08 dB. For the SMF28 fiber, the loss/turn is ~3 dB. The SM2000 fiber is much less sensitive to bending than SMF-28e fiber.
Below Right: Power as a function of distance is shown. The measurements were obtained by starting with 150 m of SM2000 fiber and measuring power output after a series of cut backs. For this measurement 1996 nm input light was used.