OFS has played a vital role in the adoption of OCT (optical coherence tomography) by offering innovative solutions to our partners. OFS provides optical fibers and assemblies—used for in vivo probes—for several light-based imaging technologies, such as OCT and photoacoustic imaging. In applications like cardiology, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology, OFS delivers customized miniature optical fiber probes.

Product Designs 

With vertically integrated manufacturing facilities, OFS is able to manufacture a wide range of custom fibers and assemblies, including graded index fibers, select cutoff single mode fibers, specific numerical apertures, and coreless fibers, all with biocompatible coating and cladding materials.

Our medical-grade optical fibers and cables can be paired with a connector or custom probe assembly for a turnkey, sterilizable sub-assembly, ready to plug into a medical device.

Optical Fiber Products for Imaging

Single-mode Single-mode Single-mode Single-mode Coreless
Operating Wavelength 850 nm 980 nm 1310 nm 1310 nm All Wavelengths
Fiber Cutoff Wavelength 750 ± 50 nm ≤ 960 nm 1250 ± 60 nm ≤ 1260 nm NA
Mode Field Diameter 6.0 ± 0.5 µm 5.0 ± 0.3 µm 9.3 ± 0.5 µm 9.3 ± 0.5 µm NA
Attenuation @ 820 nm ≤ 6.0 dB/km NA
Attenuation @ 980 nm ≤ 3.0 dB/km NA NA
Attenuation @ 1310 nm ≤ 3.0 dB/km ≤ 0.7 dB/km NA
NA (nominal) 0.12 0.16 0.12 0.12 NA
Core Diameter (nominal) NA
Cladding Diameter 125 ± 1 µm 125 ± 1 µm 80 ± 2 µm 125 ± 1 µm 125 ± 2 µm
Coating Diameter 155 ± 5 µm 155 ± 5 µm 100 ± 4 µm 155 ± 5 µm 250 ± 10 µm
Clad Non-Circularity ≤ 2% ≤ 2% ≤ 2% ≤ 2% ≤ 2%
Core/Clad Offset ≤ 0.5 µm ≤ 0.5 µm ≤ 1 µm ≤ 0.5 µm
Coating Material Polyimide Polyimide Polyimide Polyimide Acrylate
Prooftest Level 200 kpsi 200 kpsi 200 kpsi 200 kpsi 200 kpsi
Order by Part Number: BF04701 F9022 BF04441-06 BF05717-06 F15330
For additional product options or for GRIN (graded-index) lens solutions, please contact us at 1+ 888.342.3743

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