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Other Doped Fibers

  • Core pumped designs
  • Emission at 1060, 1085 and 1550nm
  • Splice compatible with fused taper couplers
  • Low pump threshold designs

Typical Applications:

  • Fiber lasers
  • Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) light source
  • Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA)
  • Cable Television (CATV)
  • Educational kits

Comparison
Model DF1000 DF1100 DF1500Y
Operating Wavelength (nm) 1085 1030 - 1100 1550
Cut-Off Wavelength (nm) 875 - 1025 800 - 900 950 - 1050
Numerical Aperture 0.18 - 0.22 0.14 - 0.17 0.20 - 0.24
Mode Field Diameter (μm) 3.9 - 5.0 @1085nm 5.1 - 6.3 @1085nm 5.3 - 6.8 @1550nm
Attenuation (dB/km) ≤20 @1085nm ≤50 @1200nm ≤200 @1200nm
Proof Test (%) 1 (100 kpsi) 1 (100 kpsi) 1 (100 kpsi)
Cladding Diameter (μm) 125 ± 1 125 ± 1 125 ± 1
Core Cladding Concentricity (μm) ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Coating Diameter (μm) 245 ± 7 245 ± 7 245 ± 7
Coating Type Dual Layer Acrylate Dual Layer Acrylate Dual Layer Acrylate
Operating Temperature (°C) -55 to +85 -55 to +85 -55 to +85
Dopants Neodymium (Nd) Ytterbium (Yb) Erbium/Ytterbium (Er/Yb)
Absorption (dB/m) 4.5 (nominal) @780nm
8.5 (nominal) @810nm
3.5 (nominal) @830nm 		1500 (nominal) @977nm 1000 (nominal) @975nm
10 - 15 @1047nm
20 (nominal) @1532nm
Operating Wavelength (nm) 1085 1030 - 1100 1550
Product Variants Explained
DF1000 Low power 1085nm laser fiber
DF1100 Core pumped low power 1060nm laser fiber
DF1500Y Core pumped ErYb low power 1550nm laser fiber
Operating Wavelength (nm) 1085
Cut-Off Wavelength (nm) 875 - 1025
Numerical Aperture 0.18 - 0.22
Mode Field Diameter (μm) 3.9 - 5.0 @1085nm
Attenuation (dB/km) ≤20 @1085nm
Proof Test (%) 1 (100 kpsi)
Cladding Diameter (μm) 125 ± 1
Core Cladding Concentricity (μm) ≤0.5
Coating Diameter (μm) 245 ± 7
Coating Type Dual Layer Acrylate
Operating Temperature (°C) -55 to +85
Absorption (dB/m) 4.5 (nominal) @780nm
8.5 (nominal) @810nm
3.5 (nominal) @830nm
Dopants Neodymium (Nd)
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