Where to Buy Multimode Fibers
Multimode fibers are optical fibers with a few or even many guided modes. Their applications include the transport of high-power pump light from laser diodes to solid-state lasers and optical fiber communications.
More general products: fibers
More specific products: graded-index fibers
Related products: single-mode fibers, large mode area fibers, large-core fibers, fiber optics
Related product category: fiber optics
| E | Learn before you buy! See our encyclopedia article on multimode fibers! Related articles: single-mode fibers, double-clad fibers, triple-clad fibers, large-core fibers, V number, modes |
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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 (a spin-off from OptoKnowledge Systems, Inc.) 19805 Hamilton Ave. Torrance CA 90502–1341 United States |  Guiding Photonics produces low-loss multi-mode fibers with a range of internal diameters that are ideally suited for mid-IR and/or high-power laser beams. In addition to mid-IR, various option are available for UV through far-IR wavelengths. |
 Leader in fluoride glass and optical fiber technology Rue Gabriel Voisin Campus de Ker Lann 35170 Bruz, Brittany France |  LVF offers a large range of fluoride multimode optical fibers, for mid infrared applications:
LVF fluoride multimode fibers are the most transparent fibers on the market in the mid-infrared 2–5 µm band. |
 101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States | Edmund Optics offers a variety of fiber optics, including jacketed and unjacketed optical grade or communications grade optical fibers. Optical grade optical fiber is ideal for general industrial lighting or short distance data transmission. It is designed for optimal visible light transmission for digital or analog links. Jacketed fiber has increased durability while decreasing stray light. Edmund Optics also offers optical fiber components, including patchcords, collimators, faceplates and image conduits, fiber connectors, and the tools needed for cutting or stripping fibers. |
 34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France |  iXblue offers a wide range of multimode specialty optical fibers, either for lasers and amplifiers or for sensing applications. Hundreds of fiber designs are available from stock on our dedicated e-store. Custom versions are also available. More specifically, multimode would consist of step index or graded index fibers with control of temporal dispersion. Most of the references are also available in radiation resistant versions, either for nuclear environment or for space missions. |
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2701 Northwestern Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95051 United States | www.acphotonics.com E-mail: |
88 Bee Brook Road Washington Depot, CT 06794 United States | |
One Riverfront Plaza Corning, NY 14831 United States | |
1195 Pennsylvania Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18018–2026 United States | www.cybel-llc.com E-mail: |
101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States | Edmund Optics offers a variety of fiber optics, including jacketed and unjacketed optical grade or communications grade optical fibers. Optical grade optical fiber is ideal for general industrial lighting or short distance data transmission. It is designed for optimal visible light transmission for digital or analog links. Jacketed fiber has increased durability while decreasing stray light. Edmund Optics also offers optical fiber components, including patchcords, collimators, faceplates and image conduits, fiber connectors, and the tools needed for cutting or stripping fibers. |
(a spin-off from OptoKnowledge Systems, Inc.) 19805 Hamilton Ave. Torrance CA 90502–1341 United States | Guiding Photonics produces low-loss multi-mode fibers with a range of internal diameters that are ideally suited for mid-IR and/or high-power laser beams. In addition to mid-IR, various option are available for UV through far-IR wavelengths. |
2301-A2 Broadbirch Dr. Silver Spring, MD 20904 United States | |
300 Ringgold Industrial Parkway Danville, VA 24540 United States | www.irflex.com E-mail: |
7 Airport Park Road East Granby, CT 06026 United States | |
2000 Northeast Expressway Norcross, Georgia 30071 United States | |
P. O. Box 1170 Valdese, NC 28690 United States | www.opticoncepts.com E-mail: |
19805 Hamilton Ave. Torrance CA 90502 United States | |
18019 N. 25th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85023–1200 United States | |
100 Corporate Place, Suite 302 Peabody, MA 01960 United States | www.seminex.com E-mail: |
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2700, Jean-Perrin, Suite 121 Quebec G2C 1S9 Canada | |
873 St. Clair Ave. West Toronto, Ontario Canada M6C 1C4 | www.laserglow.com E-mail: |
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2/F, B-5, Southern Software Park, Tangjia Zhuhai 519080 China | |
20 Fuxing Street 350014 Fuzhou, Fujian China | www.casix.com E-mail: |
Siemensstr. 44 53121 Bonn Germany | |
Advanced Technology Innovation Centre Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Parks 5 Oakwood Drive Loughborough LE11 3QF United Kingdom | www.eluxi.co.uk E-mail: |
University Parkway Chilworth Science Park Southampton SO16 7QQ United Kingdom | www.fibercore.com E-mail: |
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 | |
27th floor, Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre 56 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai Hong Kong | www.gehtinternational.com E-mail: |
511 Hashita 9955256 Beit Shemesh Israel | www.ILPhotonics.com E-mail: |
34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France | iXblue offers a wide range of multimode specialty optical fibers, either for lasers and amplifiers or for sensing applications. Hundreds of fiber designs are available from stock on our dedicated e-store. Custom versions are also available. More specifically, multimode would consist of step index or graded index fibers with control of temporal dispersion. Most of the references are also available in radiation resistant versions, either for nuclear environment or for space missions. |
Im Semmicht 1 07751 Jena Germany | www.j-fiber.com E-mail: |
30 Rocco Drive Scoresby Victoria 3179 Australia | www.kingfisherfiber.com E-mail: |
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 15 82140 Olching Germany | www.lasercomponents.com E-mail: |
Leader in fluoride glass and optical fiber technology Rue Gabriel Voisin Campus de Ker Lann 35170 Bruz, Brittany France | LVF offers a large range of fluoride multimode optical fibers, for mid infrared applications:
LVF fluoride multimode fibers are the most transparent fibers on the market in the mid-infrared 2–5 µm band. |
Mühldamm 6 96524 Neuhaus-Schierschnitz Germany | |
1st storey, Building 1 No 598 Guanghua Road Minhang district, Shanghai China | www.oelabs.com E-mail: |
27 Habarzel St. Tel-Aviv 6971039 Israel | www.packetlight.com E-mail: |
Via Chiese 6 20126 – Milan Italy | |
Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co KG Hans-Riedl-Str. 9 85622 Feldkirchen Germany | |
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Fibervagen 2–6 824 50 Hudiksvall Sweden | |
Shanghai Tarluz Telecom Tech. Co., Tld. 1F, No. 3378 Zhennan Road Putuo District 200000 Shanghai China | www.tarluz.com E-mail: |
10 Bukit Batok Crescent #07–02 The Spire Singapore 658079 | |
Rm 1502–3 15/F Connaught Comm Bd 185 Wan Chai RD Wan Chai, Hong Kong China | zebracable.com E-mail: |
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