Where to Buy Single-mode Fibers
Single-mode fibers have only a single guided mode for polarization direction. They exhibit a constant output beam profile irrespective of the launch conditions and do not exhibit effects like intermodal dispersion. They are used in a wide range of areas such as optical fiber communications, fiber lasers and amplifiers, and fiber interferometers.
| E | See also our encyclopedia article on single-mode fibers! Related articles: numerical aperture, V number, multimode fibers, cut-off wavelength, mode matching |
Related products: fibers, multimode fibers, large mode area fibers, fiber optics, fiber launch systems
Related product category: fiber optics
Check List for Single-mode Fibers
- What is the cut-off wavelength? (Below that wavelength, the fiber will be multimode.)
- What is the effective mode area or mode radius? (There are special large mode area fibers.)
- (The core diameter and numerical aperture are usually not relevant, if the mode area is known.)
- Does it need to be polarization-maintaining?
- What are the propagation losses (in dB/km)?
- 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? (Fluoride fibers, for example, have quite different mechanical properties than silica fibers.)
For active fibers, look at the check list for rare-earth-doped fibers.
In case that you need additional advice, consultancy from RP Photonics may be the solution.
36 suppliers for single-mode fibers (SMF) are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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 Optics, Photonics and Metrology Kieler Str. 212 22525 Hamburg Germany | We offer single-mode fiber cables with different cut-off wavelengths and measured values for the effective fiber NA. |
 Blokken 84 3460 Birkerød Denmark Quality: ISO 9000:2015 www.nktphotonics.com Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube Tel.: +45 4348 39 00 Fax: +45 4348 39 01 |  NKT Photonics offers several types of broadband (UV–nIR) single-mode polarization-maintaining fibers with large mode area. They are also available with collimators and alignment mechanics as complete fiber delivery solutions. |
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27th floor, Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre 56 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai Hong Kong | |
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7 Floor, Anlewuye Building Shunfeng Road, Baoan District 44 Shenzhen 518000 China | |
Changchun New Industries Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. No. 888 Jinhu Road High-tech Zone, Changchun 130103 China | |
5E, Industrial Park Min Zhi district, Long Hua Shenzhen City, Guangdong province China | www.empowerfiber.com Tel.: +86 715 813 3108 |
1–5–1, Kiba, Kouto-ku Tokyo 135–8512 Japan | |
Marunouchi Nakadori Bldg. 2–3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100–8322 Japan | |
1st storey, Building 1 No 598 Guanghua Road Minhang district, Shanghai China | |
Shanghai Tarluz Telecom Tech. Co., Tld. 1F, No. 3378 Zhennan Road Putuo District 200000 Shanghai China | |
Number 80, Fifth High-tech Street Donghu Development Zone 430205, Wuhan China | |
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2701 Northwestern Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95051 United States | |
2700, Jean-Perrin, Suite 121 Quebec G2C 1S9 Canada | |
One Riverfront Plaza Corning, NY 14831 United States | www.corning.com Tel.: +1 607 974 9000 |
1195 Pennsylvania Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18018–2026 United States | |
Notkestrasse 85 22607 Hamburg Germany | |
Advanced Technology Innovation Centre Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Parks 5 Oakwood Drive Loughborough LE11 3QF United Kingdom | |
University Parkway Chilworth Science Park Southampton SO16 7QQ United Kingdom | |
Ashley House Vale Industrial Park Tolpits Lane Watford. WD18 9QP United Kingdom | |
Bornheimer Straße 4 09648 Mittweida Germany | |
380 Centerpoint Blvd New Castle, DE 19720 United States | |
300 Ringgold Industrial Parkway Danville, VA 24540 United States | |
34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France | www.photonics.ixblue.com Tel.: +33 1 30 08 88 88 |
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 15 82140 Olching Germany | |
873 St. Clair Ave. West Toronto, Ontario Canada M6C 1C4 | |
Rue Gabriel Voisin Campus Kerlann 35170 Bruz, Brittany France | |
Muehldamm 6 96524 Neuhaus-Schierschnitz Germany | |
Blokken 84 3460 Birkerød Denmark Quality: ISO 9000:2015 www.nktphotonics.com Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube Tel.: +45 4348 39 00 Fax: +45 4348 39 01 | NKT Photonics offers several types of broadband (UV–nIR) single-mode polarization-maintaining fibers with large mode area. They are also available with collimators and alignment mechanics as complete fiber delivery solutions. |
7 Airport Park Road East Granby, CT 06026 United States | |
2000 Northeast Expressway Norcross, Georgia 30071 United States | www.ofsoptics.com Tel.: +1 770 798 2000 |
P. O. Box 1170 Valdese, NC 28690 United States | |
19805 Hamilton Ave. Torrance CA 90502 United States | |
Max-Planck-Straße 3 85716 Unterschleißheim Germany | |
Via Chiese 6 20126 – Milan Italy | www.prysmiangroup.com/en/products-and-solutions/telecoms Tel.: +39 02 6449 1 |
Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co KG Hans-Riedl-Str. 9 85622 Feldkirchen Germany | |
Optics, Photonics and Metrology Kieler Str. 212 22525 Hamburg Germany | We offer single-mode fiber cables with different cut-off wavelengths and measured values for the effective fiber NA. |
8 Rue Jean Mermoz, Z.A Saint-Guenault 91080 Courcouronnes France | |
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp. 78 T. W. Alexander Drive P. O. Box 13445 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 United States | www.sumitomoelectric.com Tel.: +1 800 358 7378 |
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