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Buying Photonic Crystal Fibers

photonic crystal fibers

Top-level product category: fiber optics

More general product categories: specialty fibers, fibers

More specific product categories: photonic bandgap fibers

Related product categories: hollow-core fibers, large mode area fibers, double-clad fibers, triple-clad fibers, fiber optics

Photonic crystal fibers (PCF) are microstructured fibers with tiny air holes along the fiber axis. Their designs enable remarkable guiding properties, such as endlessly single-mode fibers and fibers with anomalous dispersion. Active fibers, like double-clad fibers with air cladding, are also available for lasers and amplifiers.

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Aspects to Consider Before Buying

Some aspects to consider before buying photonic crystal fibers: mode properties, wavelength range, propagation loss, bend sensitivity, polarization dependence, chromatic dispersion, environmental resistance, coupling efficiency, alignment precision.

For responsible purchase decisions, we recommend applying good practices.

Find Suppliers for Photonic Crystal Fibers

13 suppliers for photonic crystal fibers (PCF) are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 5 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Optics, Photonics and Metrology

Schäfter + Kirchhoff
Kieler Str. 212
22525 Hamburg
Germany
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 3456)!

Endlessly single-mode, optional polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers series PCF with Gaussian intensity profile and low-stress fiber connectors with end caps.

Solutions for Innovators

NKT Photonics
Bregnerødvej 144
3460 Birkerød
Denmark
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 3401)!

photonic crystal fibers

Our Crystal Fiber portfolio of specialty fibers spans from nonlinear fibers optimized for octave-spanning supercontinuum generation over the World’s largest single-mode ytterbium gain fibers for high-power lasers and amplifiers to advanced hollow-core fibers guiding light in air. Our single-mode LMA fibers are also available as patch cords with standard termination in our aeroGUIDE product range.

The Hollow-Core PCF and Photonic MicroCell Company

GLOphotonics SAS
123 avenue Albert Thomas
87060 Limoges
France

See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 5129)!

photonic crystal fibers

Explore the distinctive hollow-core photonic crystal fiber technology, guiding light within a hollow channel and enveloped by a microstructured cladding. A unique approach that redefines precision and efficiency in the field of photonics.

As a trailblazing industrial leader, GLO takes the forefront in photonics with a diverse array of hollow-core photonic crystal fiber solutions, tailored to meet the unique needs of our valued partners. Our commitment lies in delivering bespoke HCPCF innovations, setting new standards in the industry.

Exail (formerly iXblue)
34, Rue de la Croix de Fer
78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye
France
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 5039)!

photonic crystal fibers

Exail (formerly iXblue) offers a wide range of photonic crystal fibers:

  • air clad fibers: pure silica multimode fibers with a large core diameter and ultra-high numerical aperture, particularly suited for power delivery and light collection for spectroscopy application from the visible range to the near-infrared
  • endlessly single-mode fibers, no exhibiting a high order mode cut off, ideally suited for mode delivery in the visible region and above: from 400 nm to 1700 nm
  • hollow core photonic bandgap fibers: very low nonlinearity, low bend sensitivity excellent temperature immunity for high performance fiber sensing and metrology applications
  • anti-resonant hollow-core fibers: extremely low optical nonlinearity
  • supercontinuum photonic crystal fibers: low chromatic dispersion at the pump wavelength and high numerical aperture, therefore particularly suited for the efficient generation of supercontinuum with Ti:sapphire and YAG lasers

Provide optimal solutions for optical sensing signal transmission and power delivery.

Yangtze Optical Electronic Co., Ltd.
No. 80, Gaoxin 5th Road
East Lake New Technology Development Zone
Wuhan
China
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photonic crystal fibers

YOEC is committed to the research and development of photonic crystal fibers. Based on synthetic raw materials and CVD technology, and using theoretical simulations, we have developed open-ended single-mode photonic crystal fiber, polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber, photosensitive photonic crystal fiber, highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber, Bragg clad fiber, and hollow-core photonic crystal fiber products.

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Other Suppliers
CYBEL, LLC
United States
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ELUXI Ltd.
United Kingdom
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Fiberware
Germany
Mitsubishi Cable Industries
Japan
Perfos
France
PT Photonic Tools GmbH
Germany
PHOTONICPARTS
Germany
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YSL Photonics
China
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