OHARA INC.

Fiber Glasses For Light Guide

OHARA offers core and clad glasses for light guide fiber. They have high transmittance and high chemical durability. The materials are supplied in rod or cullet form.

OHARA offers core and clad glasses for light guide fiber. They have high transmittance and high chemical durability. The materials are supplied in rod or cullet form.

Product Introduction

OHARA offers core and clad glasses for light guide fiber. They have high transmittance and high chemical durability. The materials are supplied in rod or cullet form.

Core Glasses

Core Glasses
Glass Type SF2F PBM2Y BSM51Y
Optical Properties Properties Index nd 1.647 1.620 1.603
Abbe Number νd 33.8 36.3 60.6
Coloring(λ805)Reference Value 350/330 345/320 325/290
Thermal Properties CTE  α(10-7/K)
+100 – +300°C
97 97 77
Chemical Properties Water Resistance RW(P) 2 2 2
Acid Resistance RA(P) 2 1 4
Weather Resisitance W(S) 1-2 1 3
Acid Resistance  SR 2.2 1.0 51.2
Phosphate Resistance PR 2.0 2.2

Clad Glasses

Clad Glasses
Glass Type KD1 KD3 KD6 S-BSL7
Optical Properties Refractive Index nd 1.520 1.510 1.510 1.516
Abbe Number νd 59.3 59.6 62.5 64.1
Coloring (λ805)Refelence Value 325/280 335/290 320/275 330/285
Thermal Properties CTE  α(10-7/K)
+100 – +300°C
100 94 82 86
Chemical Properties Water Resistance RW(P) 2 3 1 2
Acid Resistance RA(P) 1 1 1 1
Weather Resisitance W(S) 2 1 2 1-2
Acid Resistance  SR 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Phosphate Resistance PR 2.0 1.0 2.0

Application example

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