Fiber Optic Light Guides
The fiber optic light guide uses a high output 0.66 N.A. glass fibers to provide cool, uniform illumination. The fiber housing is constructed with PVC covered
monocoil sheathing or a PVC covered metal hose with crimped stainless steel terminations. Distal end tips are available with a right angle or a threaded end. Also available is a Dual
Light Guide that has fibers that are housed in PVC monocoil sheathing with crimped stainless steel terminations. The Dual Light Guide is bifurcated at a transition located 6" (152.4mm)
from the proximal tip.
Features
On-Axis Diffuse Illuminator
The fiber optic On-Axis Diffuse Illuminators offers an ideal solution for laboratories or industrial vision applications that involve the inspection of objects with
reflective surfaces. A small sample of those applications would included the inspection of silicon wafers, CD-ROMs, printed circuit boards, foil packs and other metallic or shiny objects that
exhibit similar reflective qualities. A standard On-Axis Diffuse Illuminator utilizes a high quality 50/50 beam splitter to direct a diffuse light source coaxial with the optical axis of the application.
With the use of coaxial lighting this techniques virtually eliminates the presence of shadows and glare. With the On-Axis Diffuse Illuminator it can be also used as an illumination source for a wide variety
of applications where other lighting techniques, such as polarizing or diffuse front lighting, have produced poor results.
Standard/Custom Fiber Optics
Standard
Quartz PCS Fiber
There are three grades of polymer clad silica (PCS) fibers that are manufactured, which include industrial grade IUV, optical grade UV, and extended IR grade for ultraviolet applications. These various grades of quartz can be used on applications including UV curing, UV microscopy, spectrophotometic studies, and photochemical analysis. At a low cost the industrial grade IUV quartz will show some fluorescents at 254nm and darken in gamma or X-ray environments. The optical grade UV quartz, with transmission ranging from 200nm to 2.2um, is virtually free of secondary fluorescence at 254nm and exhibits no discoloration under X-ray, gamma, or short UV radiation. With the extended IR quartz, it exhibits superior transmission at 1.4um where other grades of material experience near-zero transmission due to water absorption. All the quartz PCS bulk fibers are available in both standard and custom configurations. A number of protective, flexible sheathing is offered to support a wide range of applications including silicone, PVC covered monocoil, and interlocking stainless steel. The standard stainless terminations may be altered to provide threaded ends, right angle tips, and customer supplied connectors. Special configurations, such as lines, circles, and multiple branches are readily available upon customer's request.
Glass Optical Fiber
The Glass Optical Fiber is now offered in bulk form with the same high-grade, illumination fiber that is used to produce industry preferred fiber optic components. This high-grade, glass illumination fiber is ideally suited for those applications that include microscopy, machine vision, medical, and dental illumination. The glass fiber, by nature, is externally versatile because it can be configured into a seemingly endless array of geometric configurations. The glass fibers transmit in both VIS and IR ranges and can withstand high temperature environments. As a result, the glass fiber caters to a wide range of applications that include illumination and sensing. Also, when utilize in high temperature conditions, the glass fiber is more durable than other types of fiber.