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Polymer Clad Fiber
(Low & High OH)
Anhydroguide™ (APC) & Superguide™ (SPC)
Fiber Type:
Step Index
Multimode
Nylon Coating
Plastic Clad
Silica Core

Fiber
Construction:
Silica Core/
Polymer Clad/
Polymer Coated
Polymer Clad Fiber

Trade Name:

Anhydroguide™
VIS-IR (Low OH)
300nm – 2400nm
Superguide™
UV-VIS (High OH)
190nm – 1250nm

Fiberguide’s SPC & APC fibers feature a polymer cladding. This polymer cladding enables a NA of
0.37, but it differs from the hard polymer cladding because the polymer cladding offers better
radiation stability making these fibers are the ideal choice for nuclear research and
sensing applications.

FIBER SPECIFICATIONS
• Step Index Multimode
• Pure Fused Silica Core /
Polymer Cladding
• Core / Cladding Sizes: 200/300µm to
2000/2150µm
• Numerical Aperture (NA):
o 0.37 (Up to 2 meter length)
o 0.23 (Over 50 meter length)

Applications:
• Bio-Analytical Sensing
• Medical Laser
• Dental Curing

Headquarters & Fiber Manufacturing
1 Bay Street, Stirling, New Jersey 07980
Phone: (908) 647-6601
SPEC 721 001. Rev. 6/27/2012
006.
9/7/2012

• Recommended Bend Radius:
o Short Term: 100 X Core Diameter
o Long Term: 200 X Core Diameter

Please note that these figures represent best practice recommendations. In applications
where tighter bends are required, Fiberguide can assist you in estimating what impact they
may have on fiber reliability.

• 100% Proof Test Using 4-Axis Bend Method
• Nylon certified to NAMSA Class VI
NA Note
The theoretical numerical aperature for
Silica Fibers, as calculated from the refractive
indicies of the core and cladding materials,
only persists for short fiber lengths, guided
light rays near to the maxiumum acceptance
angle are selectiveley attenuated by the
cladding material so that a somewhat
reduced effective or “steady state” numerical
aperture governs transmission for distances
over 50 meters
• Spectroscopy
• Nuclear Plasma Sensing
• Photodynamic Therapy

Assembly & Manufacturing Facility
3409 E. Linden St., Caldwell, Idaho 83605
Phone: (208) 454-1988

Contact Us
Email: info@fiberguide.com
www.fiberguide.com
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