Where to Buy Multimode Fibers |
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Definition: fibers supporting more than one guided mode per polarization direction
25 suppliers for multimode fibers are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
Related products: single-mode fibers, large mode area fibers, fibers, fiber optics
Scientific and Technical Information
Read our encyclopedia article on multimode fibers!
See also the related articles on single-mode fibers, double-clad fibers, large-core fibers, V number and modes.
Before buying, get informed on the technical background. The Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology presents a large volume of high-quality scientific and technical information.
Check List for Multimode Fibers
- What is the core diameter?
- What is the numerical aperture? (This determines the maximum beam angle with respect to the fiber axis.)
- What is the core shape – circular, elliptical, rectangular?
- Is it a pure silica core and a depressed cladding, or a doped core and pure silica cladding? (This might be relevant e.g. concerning parasitic losses or nonlinearities.) There are also plastic optical fibers.
- For telecom fibers: do you need a graded-index fiber with low intermodal dispersion?
- What are the propagation losses (in dB/km)? (They are actually mode-dependent, so one cannot expect a simple specification to be precise.)
- How tight bending is possible, before the bend losses become too high?
- How much optical power can the fiber tolerate? (Additional properties at the launch end may still occur if too much power gets to the coating.)
- What is the outer fiber diameter with and without protective coating?
- What is the coating material? Is it a standard material which can be removed with a usual fiber stripper?
- Can the fiber be cleaved with a standard fiber cleaver? (Fibers with unusual dimensions, however, can be problematic.)
Also have a look at the check list for general fibers.
In case that you need additional advice, consultancy from RP Photonics may be the solution.
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One Riverfront Plaza Corning, NY 14831 United States | www.corning.com Tel.: +1 607 974 9000 |
2301-A2 Broadbirch Dr. Silver Spring, MD 20904 United States | www.infraredfibersystems.com Tel.: +1 301 622 7131 |
300 Ringgold Industrial Parkway Danville, VA 24540 United States | |
7 Airport Park Road East Granby, CT 06026 United States | |
2000 Northeast Expressway Norcross, Georgia 30071 United States | www.ofsoptics.com Tel.: +1 770 798 2000 |
19805 Hamilton Ave. Torrance CA 90502 United States | |
18019 N. 25th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85023–1200 United States | www.molex.com/molex/products/group?key=polymicro&channel=products E-mail: Tel.: +1 602 375 4100 Fax: +1 602 375 4110 |
100 Corporate Place, Suite 302 Peabody, MA 01960 United States | |
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2700, Jean-Perrin, Suite 121 Quebec G2C 1S9 Canada | |
 873 St. Clair Ave. West Toronto, Ontario Canada M6C 1C4 | |
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2/F, B-5, Southern Software Park, Tangjia Zhuhai 519080 China | |
Royston House 267 Cranmore Boulevard Solihull B90 4QT United Kingdom | |
Siemensstr. 44 53121 Bonn Germany | |
University Parkway Chilworth Science Park Southampton SO16 7QQ United Kingdom | |
Bornheimer Straße 4 09648 Mittweida Germany | |
1–5–1, Kiba, Kouto-ku Tokyo 135–8512 Japan | |
Marunouchi Nakadori Bldg. 2–3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100–8322 Japan | |
Im Semmicht 1 07751 Jena Germany | |
Rue Gabriel Voisin Campus Kerlann 35170 Bruz, Brittany France | |
Muehldamm 6 96524 Neuhaus-Schierschnitz Germany | |
Limo Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH Bookenburgweg 4–8 44319 Dortmund Germany | |
Via Chiese 6 20126 – Milan Italy | www.prysmiangroup.com/en/products-and-solutions/telecoms Tel.: +39 02 6449 1 |
 Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co KG Hans-Riedl-Str. 9 85622 Feldkirchen Germany | |
Route de la Gare 70 2017 Boudry Switzerland | |
 Lochhamer Schlag 19 82166 Gräfelfing Germany | www.toptica.com Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube E-mail: Tel.: +49 89 85 83 70 Fax: +49 89 85 83 72 00 |
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