Opti-›Clad® Optical Coatings are specific-index materials developed and patented to the fill the need for a high quality
fiber optic coating. While currently used in fiber coating applications, this product line now includes variable, high
molecular weight thermoplastics.
UV-Opti-›Clad®: UV-Opti-›Clad® is a UV curable fiber optic cladding polymer that may be formulated to enhance adhesion to glass and
quartz. The UV curable system may also be formulated by cross-linking for improved thermal stability (non-fusible). Typical
applications include fiber optic cladding and light pipe coatings.
S-Opti-›Clad®:
Our S-Opti-›Clad® deposits as a thermoplastic polymer solution in ethyl acetate which is not cross-linked (fusible). Our process
for the manufacture of controlled index cladding materials has drawn considerable interest from around the world.
Index-Specific Polymers:
Customers can request samples of cladding polymers with properties other than standard properties. Our refractive index measurements are
conducted at 589nm with a sample temperature of 25°C. Formulations can be supplied in a wide variety of solution viscosities. Polymer
physical properties may range from durometer A-elastomer to D-rigid. Cladding compositions may be formulated for adhesion to a variety
of substrates while maintaining the desired refractive index with an accuracy of 0.001 +/- 0.0005 units.
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