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OFS LABORATORIES
OFS Laboratories, the Research and Development arm of OFS, is a world-class "Center of Excellence for optical Innovation". Its heritage of pioneering technical advances has helped define the course of optical communications. Today the focus is 3-pronged: Optical Fiber Research, Photonic Devices Research, and Systems Research. OFS Laboratories supports 2 divisions: OFS Optical Fiber and Cable Division and OFS Specialty Photonics Division.
OFS Laboratories patents, publishes and prototypes. Let their vision and resources bring value to your next device, sensor, or system design. When you are ready for volume manufacturing, technology can be efficiently transferred to one of OFS's several manufacturing sites.
More on OFS Laboratories
OFS Laboratories grew from Bell Laboratories, originally established by Alexander Graham Bell. Bell Labs was first sold by AT&T to Lucent Technologies. When the fiber division was sold by Lucent in 2001, its portion of Bell Labs (the equipment and its world-renowned scientists) became OFS Laboratories: a little powerhouse that retains more than 600 patents and has received numerous awards. OFS scientists have been responsible for groundbreaking innovations including nonzero dispersion fiber, submarine optical fiber and polarization maintaining fiber.
The Latest Research Areas:
- Radiation Resistant Fibers
- Fiber Lasers
- Microstructure Fibers
- Rare Earth Fibers
- Highly Non-Linear Fibers
- Broadband Supercontinuum Sources
- Fiber Sensors (biological, chemical)
- Fiber Bragg Gratings and Grating Arrays
- Long Period Gratings
- Higher Order Mode DCM
- Beam Expanders - expand 4X
In some areas, existing products and capabilities are already commercially available. Please visit the product and industry sections of our site to review the products available or go to White Papers to read published, advanced technical information. |
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Avioptics
Avioptics harsh environment cable optimizes high-performance aircraft and military vehicle applications. The cable design is based on 200 µm fibers and adds coating and strength members especially for the corrosive environments encountered on aircraft, including jet fuel, oil. Solvents, and hydrolytic liquids.
AquaLink
AquaLink coating is our newest defense against water in outdoor cabling applications.
FlightGuide
The FlightGuide family of aerospace fibers and cables offers high temperature and strength in graded-index fiber-based constructions. Multiple coating and cabling layers specialize the cables for military and aerospace use. Some FlightGuide fibers are available sold separately.
HCS
Hard Clad Silica (HCS) was invented by OFS scientists and now serves as the industry standard cladding material for optical glass fibers. HCS cladding imparts unusual strength to fiber and makes it easy to crimp and cleave connectors directly to the fiber using a hand tool in the field instead of more complex epoxy/polish methods.
OASiX
Optical Amplifier Simulation Software from OFS, OASiX is packaged with erbium-doped fibers sold for use in EDFAs. This software and graphical interface allows the designer to plug in modeling parameters shipped with the fiber and begin on-screen simulations. This reduces design time by predicting the performance of EDFA systems including optical components such as filters, isolators, and reflectors.
ST
This connector type features a bayonet-style nut and is commonly used in telecommunications applications.
TruePhase
TruePhase is the name to remember for all of OFS’s non-doped polarization maintaining fibers. These are single mode fibers optimized for different wavelengths and cladding size requirements.
V-System
This easy-to-use connectorization system simply plugs in with a reassuring click. It is available for simplex cables, or with a duplex latch housing for connectorizing zipcord. Connectorizing HCS coated fibers with V-System connectors takes less than 2 minutes per end when using the compatible OFS crimp and cleave kit.
ClearLite
One of the most complete, diverse lines of single-mode optical fiber you can find, ClearLite encompasses several families of photonic fibers, each optimized for different applications: 980, 1310 & 1550, Micro, Specialty Coated, Short Wavelength, and Polarization-Maintaining.
GyroSil
Designed specifically for gyroscopes and similar navigational instrumentation, GyroSil singlemode fiber has a small NA of 0.17 and reduced 80 µm cladding diameter to accommodate the tight bend radii and coiling designs inherent in gyroscopic and sensor applications.
PYROCOAT
PYROCOAT polyimide is our premier fiber coating for high-temperature applications. In recent years, we have further refined the polyimide properties to create new versions of PYROCOAT optimized for steam or chemical resistance. When applied over a hermetic carbon layer, it provides the best protection in the industry against the harshest environments.
UltraSil
Known in the medical industry for years for its ultra low water peak useful for high-power delivery, our UltraSil fibers are made from unique preforms that deliver both low OH and one of the highest NAs achievable with a silica cladding. These fibers are also finding new application in sensing when further coated with high-temperature polyimide.
Specification Sheet not yet available. Please contact our facility in Somerset, NJ, for more detail.
