Optical Fibres
Metal Coated Fibres
Aluminum Coated Fibres - AL
Harsh environment
Metal-coated silica fibres offer higher mechanical and chemical robustness than polymer-coated fibres for many applications in harsh environment conditions (high temperature, radiation…).
Main characteristics
- Custom multimode or singlemode silica fibres
- Handling wide temperature/radiative ranges
- Water/hydrogen sealing barrier
- Possible to draw a fibre based on a customer’s preform
Applications
- Signal transmission in harsh environments
- High power active fibre cooling
- Distributed temperature sensing
References
- Scientifique Publication – “Impact of Coating Type on the Radiation Response of Germanosilicate Optical Fibers at High Temperatures”