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Fused Fiber Optic Tapers


Round to Round
Square to Square
Round to Rectangular

SCHOTT's fiber optic tapers provide a virtually distortion-free method of magnifying or minifying an image. All tapers are fabricated to customer-specific requirements and can be machined into configurations from round to round, square to square, round to square or rectangular; sizes range up to 150mm in diameter. Typical magnification ratios range up to 5:1, with other magnification ratios available upon request. SCHOTT's taper material provides for a numerical aperture of 1.0 on the small end. Common fiber sizes range from 4µm to 25µm at the large end, and are typically in the 2µm to 6µm range on the small end.

In general, SCHOTT's glass types are designed for use in the visible or near IR spectrum.

Typical Applications:

  • Image Minification, Magnification
  • CCD Coupling
  • Image Intensifier Coupling
  • Medical & Dental Radiography
  • Video Imaging
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Advanced Imaging




Material
- SCHOTT 24 glass (std.) with or without EMA. Compatible with phosphors.

Fiber Size
- 4 µm, 6 µm, 10 µm, 25 µm fiber standard at the large end.

Quality
- Chicken wire, blemishes, distortion (gross & shear, pincusion, barrel) SCHOTT Fiber Optics will quote customer request

Magnification
- standard ranges up to 5:1

SCHOTT's on-going Technology Advancement Program will insure further improvements in the overall quality of its fiber optic material.

TYPICAL TAPER SPECIFICATION



GLASS TYPE
Typical Performance Parameters
24
Element Size(um)/Resolution(Ip/mm) 6/102
Numerical Aperture (small end) 1.0
Stray Light Control (EMA) standard
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion(x 10-7/°C) 68
Phosphor Compatible YES



SCHOTT Lighting and Imaging is ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485:2003 registered


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SCHOTT North America Inc.

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