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Buying Fiber End Caps

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More general product categories: fiber optics

Fiber end caps, not containing a fiber core, can be spliced to fiber ends. When a fiber with such a core-less end cap is inserted in a fiber connector, for example, any parasitic reflections will mostly not get back into the fiber core. Also, the optical intensity at the glass/air interface is much reduced, solving problems with fiber damage at high optical powers. Fiber end caps are also used for terminating photonic crystal fibers.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

As the most professional photonics purchasing portal, RP Photonics helps you to not only to find all relevant suppliers (not limited to our advertisers), but also to make good purchasing decisions.

NEW: Structured Decision Process

Purchasing involves a lot of responsibility. We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.

Our article on best practices for purchasing and another one explaining this tool give you valuable insights.

1. Understand the technical background

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

Use the comprehensive learning resources of RP Photonics:

encyclopedia article core-less end caps

If you need personal help, contact RP Photonics to get technical consultancy.

2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you buy.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying fiber end caps. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

  • Below, you can find our list of suppliers for fiber end caps. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
  • The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
  • Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

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Decision

The most suitable supplier you found:

Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

Suppliers for Fiber End Caps

8 suppliers for fiber end caps are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 3 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
A635, Boke Mansion
No. 9 Xiyuan Road
Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030
China
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fiber end caps

Hangzhou Shalom EO offers custom fiber end caps made from quartz or fused silica, and various custom glass materials with custom AR coatings. Our fiber end caps are colorless, which enables even beam expansion in inhomogeneous media. The end caps introduce little beam distortion and have a high damage threshold. Our fiber end caps can have either a stem or a tapered lead-in section with a special inclined angle at one terminal of the cap to help splice into the fiber.

Shalom EO's fiber end caps also excel in minimized power absorptions and high precision. With these merits, our fiber end caps become attractive alternatives for clients seeking products with competitive prices in the market and reliable performance in the long run.

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Optics, Metrology, and Photonics

Schäfter + Kirchhoff
Kieler Str. 212
22525 Hamburg
Germany
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fiber end caps

Schäfter+Kirchhoff offers single-mode and polarization-maintaining fiber cables with end caps. PCF fiber cables and special broadband RGB fibers with end caps are also available.

Sylex s.r.o.
Mlynské luhy 31
821 05 Bratislava
Slovakia
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fiber end caps

Fiber end caps, spliced onto optical fibers terminated in FO connector, ensuring reliable data transmission by minimizing reflections and maintaining a consistent refractive index. Their coreless design allows light to expand evenly within the material. They provide high-power protection by reducing intensity at the fiber face, preventing damage from high-power sources. In photonic crystal fibers, end caps prevent water ingress. End caps are essential for fiber-optic sensors, high-gain fiber amplifiers, and protecting laser delivery fibers.

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Other Suppliers

3SAE Technologies Inc.
United States
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Agiltron Inc.
United States
Profile page  Website  Get quotation
Altechna UAB
Lithuania
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Integrated Optics, Ltd.
Lithuania
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Lightel
United States
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