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Where to Buy Multimode Fibers

Multimode fibers are optical fibers with a few or even many guided modes. Their applications include the transport of high-power pump light from laser diodes to solid-state lasers and optical fiber communications.

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ESee also our encyclopedia article on multimode fibers!
Related articles: single-mode fibers, double-clad fibers, large-core fibers, V number, modes

Related products: single-mode fibers, large mode area fibers, fibers, fiber optics

Related product category: fiber optics

Check List for Multimode Fibers

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  • What is the core diameter?
  • What is the numerical aperture? (This determines the maximum beam angle with respect to the fiber axis.)
  • What is the core shape – circular, elliptical, rectangular?
  • Is it a pure silica core and a depressed cladding, or a doped core and pure silica cladding? (This might be relevant e.g. concerning parasitic losses or nonlinearities.) There are also plastic optical fibers.
  • For telecom fibers: do you need a graded-index fiber with low intermodal dispersion?
  • What are the propagation losses (in dB/km)? (They are actually mode-dependent, so one cannot expect a simple specification to be precise.)
  • How tight bending is possible, before the bend losses become too high?
  • How much optical power can the fiber tolerate? (Additional properties at the launch end may still occur if too much power gets to the coating.)
  • What is the outer fiber diameter with and without protective coating?
  • What is the coating material? Is it a standard material which can be removed with a usual fiber stripper?
  • Can the fiber be cleaved with a standard fiber cleaver? (Fibers with unusual dimensions, however, can be problematic.)

Also have a look at the check list for general fibers.

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37 suppliers for multimode fibers (MMF) are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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CompanyProduct Description

Edmund Optics

101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007
United States
www.edmundoptics.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 800 363 1992
Fax: +1 856 573 6295

Edmund Optics offers a variety of fiber optics, including jacketed and unjacketed optical grade or communications grade optical fibers. Optical grade optical fiber is ideal for general industrial lighting or short distance data transmission. It is designed for optimal visible light transmission for digital or analog links. Jacketed fiber has increased durability while decreasing stray light. Edmund Optics also offers optical fiber components, including patchcords, collimators, faceplates and image conduits, fiber connectors, and the tools needed for cutting or stripping fibers.

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GEHT International Ltd

27th floor, Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre
56 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
Hong Kong
www.gehtinternational.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +358 9 31 58 28 98
From Asia:

Advanced Fiber Resources Ltd.

2/F, B-5, Southern Software Park, Tangjia
Zhuhai 519080
China
www.fiber-resources.com
Tel.: +86 756 389 8088
Fax: +86 756 389 8080

CASIX Inc.

20 Fuxing Street
350014 Fuzhou, Fujian
China
www.casix.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +86 591 8362 0115
Fax: +86 591 8362 1248

Changchun New Industries Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.

No. 888 Jinhu Road
High-tech Zone, Changchun 130103
China
www.cnilaser.net
E-mail:
Tel.: +86 431 8703 3597
Fax: +86 431 8703 3597

Fujikura

1–5–1, Kiba, Kouto-ku
Tokyo 135–8512
Japan
www.fujikura.co.jp/eng
Tel.: +813 5606 10 30
Fax: +813 5606 15 03

Furukawa Electric

Marunouchi Nakadori Bldg.
2–3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100–8322
Japan

IL Photonics

511 Hashita
9955256 Beit Shemesh
Israel
www.ILPhotonics.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +972 2 9 92 35 32
Fax: +972 2 9 92 14 80

Oelabs Inc.

1st storey, Building 1
No 598 Guanghua Road
Minhang district, Shanghai
China
www.oelabs.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +86 13918 8 1316
Fax: +86 21347 0 2369

Shanghai Tarluz Telecom Tech. Co., Tld.

1F, No. 3378 Zhennan Road
Putuo District 200000
Shanghai
China
www.tarluz.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +86 21 5447 5318
Fax: +86 21 5168 7796
Outside Asia:

AC Photonics

2701 Northwestern Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95051
United States
www.acphotonics.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 408 986 9838
Fax: +1 408 986 0188

AMS Technologies AG

Fraunhoferstr. 22
82152 Martinsried
Germany
www.amstechnologies.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +49 89 89 57 70
Fax: +49 89 89 57 71 99

Arden Photonics Ltd.

Royston House
267 Cranmore Boulevard
Solihull B90 4QT
United Kingdom
www.ardenphotonics.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +44 121 733 7721
Fax: +44 121 733 7797

CeramOptec GmbH

Siemensstr. 44
53121 Bonn
Germany
www.ceramoptec.de
Tel.: +49 228 97 96 70
Fax: +49 228 9 79 67 99

CorActive High-Tech Inc.

2700, Jean-Perrin, Suite 121
Quebec G2C 1S9
Canada
www.coractive.com
Tel.: +1 418 845 2466
Fax: +1 418 845 2609

Corning Inc.

One Riverfront Plaza
Corning, NY 14831
United States
www.corning.com
Tel.: +1 607 974 9000

CYBEL, LLC.

1195 Pennsylvania Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18018–2026
United States
www.cybel-llc.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 610 691 7012
Fax: +1 610 691 7012

Edmund Optics

101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007
United States
www.edmundoptics.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 800 363 1992
Fax: +1 856 573 6295

Edmund Optics offers a variety of fiber optics, including jacketed and unjacketed optical grade or communications grade optical fibers. Optical grade optical fiber is ideal for general industrial lighting or short distance data transmission. It is designed for optimal visible light transmission for digital or analog links. Jacketed fiber has increased durability while decreasing stray light. Edmund Optics also offers optical fiber components, including patchcords, collimators, faceplates and image conduits, fiber connectors, and the tools needed for cutting or stripping fibers.

ELUXI Ltd.

Advanced Technology Innovation Centre
Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Parks
5 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough LE11 3QF
United Kingdom
www.eluxi.co.uk
E-mail:
Tel.: +44 1509 635705

Fibercore Limited

University Parkway
Chilworth Science Park
Southampton SO16 7QQ
United Kingdom
www.fibercore.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +44 23 8076 9893
Fax: +44 23 8076 9895

Fiberware

Bornheimer Straße 4
09648 Mittweida
Germany
www.fiberware.de
Tel.: +49 30 56 70 07 30
Fax: +49 30 56 70 07 32

Infrared Fiber Systems

2301-A2 Broadbirch Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20904
United States
www.infraredfibersystems.com
Tel.: +1 301 622 7131

IRflex Corporation

300 Ringgold Industrial Parkway
Danville, VA 24540
United States
www.irflex.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 434 483 4304
Fax: +1 434 793 9200

iXblue

34, Rue de la Croix de Fer
78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye
France
www.photonics.ixblue.com
Tel.: +33 1 30 08 88 88

j-fiber GmbH

Im Semmicht 1
07751 Jena
Germany
www.j-fiber.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +49 3641 35 21 00
Fax: +49 3641 35 11 01

Laser Components GmbH

Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 15
82140 Olching
Germany
www.lasercomponents.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +49 8142 2 86 40
Fax: +49 8142 28 64 11

Laserglow Technologies

873 St. Clair Ave. West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6C 1C4
www.laserglow.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 416 729 7976
Fax: +1 480 247 4864

Le Verre Fluore

Rue Gabriel Voisin
Campus Kerlann
35170 Bruz, Brittany
France
www.leverrefluore.com
Tel.: +33 2 99 05 31 30
Fax: +33 2 99 05 39 53

Leoni Fiber Optics GmbH

Muehldamm 6
96524 Neuhaus-Schierschnitz
Germany
www.leoni-fiber-optics.com
Tel.: +49 36764 8 11 11
Fax: +49 36764 8 11 10

Nufern

7 Airport Park Road
East Granby, CT 06026
United States
www.nufern.com
Tel.: +1 866 466 0214
Fax: +1 860 844 0210

OFS Global Headquarters

2000 Northeast Expressway
Norcross, Georgia 30071
United States
www.ofsoptics.com
Tel.: +1 770 798 2000

OptiConcepts Inc.

P. O. Box 1170
Valdese, NC 28690
United States
www.opticoncepts.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 828 320 0138

Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc.

19805 Hamilton Ave.
Torrance CA 90502
United States
www.optoknowledge.com/fiberstore.html
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 310 756 0520
Fax: +1 310 756 0511

Polymicro Technologies

18019 N. 25th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85023–1200
United States
www.molex.com/molex/products/group?key=polymicro&channel=products
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 602 375 4100
Fax: +1 602 375 4110

Prysmian Group

Via Chiese 6
20126 – Milan
Italy

Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co KG

Hans-Riedl-Str. 9
85622 Feldkirchen
Germany
www.qioptiq.com
Tel.: +49 89 2 55 45 80
Fax: +49 89 2 55 45 111

SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques

8 Rue Jean Mermoz, Z.A Saint-Guenault
91080 Courcouronnes
France
www.sedi-fibres.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +33 1 69 36 64 32

SemiNex Corporation

100 Corporate Place, Suite 302
Peabody, MA 01960
United States
www.seminex.com
E-mail:
Tel.: +1 978 326 7700

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