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Standard Polarization Maintaining Fibers

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Our Polarization Maintaining (PM) fibers are designed to give the highest levels of polarization maintenance for wavelengths from 480nm to greater than 1650nm. We offer both Bow-Tie and PANDA type PM fiber. Both the Bow-tie and the PANDA PM fiber have a step index profile.

Bow-Tie and PANDA™ polarization maintaining fibers
Bow-Tie is highly birefringent
Short beat-lengths and strong PER maintaining
Broad wavelength ranges

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Compare	Model	Compatibility	rankScore	Fiber Type	Operating Wavelength	Numerical Aperture	Mode Field Diameter, Nominal	Maximum Attenuation	Availability	Price	Brand
F-HB1500 PM Optical Fiber, Bow-Tie, 1550-1650 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA $22/meter In Stock	F-HB1500 PM Optical Fiber, Bow-Tie, 1550-1650 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining	1550 - 1650 nm	0.14 - 0.18	7.0 - 9.2 µm @1550 nm	2 dB/km @1550 nm	In Stock	$22/meter	Newport
F-HB750 Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining Fiber, 780-830 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA $22/meter In Stock	F-HB750 Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining Fiber, 780-830 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining	780 - 830 nm	0.14 - 0.18	3.5 - 4.6 µm @780 nm	8 dB/km @780 nm	In Stock	$22/meter	Newport
F-PM1550 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 1550 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA $18.20 In Stock	F-PM1550 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 1550 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Panda Polarization Maintaining	1550 nm	0.10 - 0.13	10.0 - 11.0 µm @1550 nm	0.5 dB/km @1550 nm	In Stock	$18.20	Newport
F-PM480 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 480 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA $53/meter In Stock	F-PM480 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 480 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Panda Polarization Maintaining	480 nm	0.10 - 0.13	3.5 - 4.5 µm @480 nm	30 dB/km @480 nm	In Stock	$53/meter	Newport
F-PM630 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 630 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA $40 In Stock	F-PM630 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 630 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Panda Polarization Maintaining	630 nm	0.10 - 0.13	4.0 - 5.0 µm @630 nm	12 dB/km @630 nm	In Stock	$40	Newport
F-PM850 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 850 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA $50 3 Weeks	F-PM850 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 850 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Panda Polarization Maintaining	850 nm	0.10 - 0.13	5.0 - 6.0 µm @850 nm	3.0 dB/km @850 nm	3 Weeks	$50	Newport
F-PM980 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 980 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA $23/meter Show	F-PM980 Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Panda, 980 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Panda Polarization Maintaining	980 nm	0.10 - 0.13	6.1 - 7.1 µm @980 nm	2.5 dB/km @980 nm	Show	$23/meter	Newport
F-SPA Polarization Maintaining Fiber, Bow-Tie, 488-633 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA $17/meter 4 Weeks	F-SPA Polarization Maintaining Fiber, Bow-Tie, 488-633 nm, 0.10-0.13 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining	488 - 633 nm	0.10 - 0.13	3.0 - 4.1 µm @488 nm	100 dB/km @488 nm	4 Weeks	$17/meter	Newport
F-SPF Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Bow-Tie, 830-1060 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA $20/meter In Stock	F-SPF Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Bow-Tie, 830-1060 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining	830 - 1060 nm	0.14 - 0.18	3.7 - 4.9 µm @830 nm	5 dB/km @830 nm	In Stock	$20/meter	Newport
F-SPS Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Bow-Tie, 1300-1550 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA $18/meter In Stock	F-SPS Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber, Bow-Tie, 1300-1550 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining	1300 - 1550 nm	0.14 - 0.18	5.8 - 7.9 µm @1310 nm	2 dB/km @1310 nm	In Stock	$18/meter	Newport
F-SPV Polarization Maintaining Fiber, Bow-Tie, 633-780 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA $19/meter In Stock	F-SPV Polarization Maintaining Fiber, Bow-Tie, 633-780 nm, 0.14-0.18 NA	UNIVERSAL	1.0	Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining	633 - 780 nm	0.14 - 0.18	2.8 - 3.7 µm @633 nm	15 dB/km @633 nm	In Stock	$19/meter	Newport

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Specifications

Index Profile

Step
Cladding Diameter

125 ±1 µm
Coating Diameter

245 ±15 µm (F-PM630: 400 ±15 µm)
Cable Diameter

2.5 mm

Cut-off Wavelength

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Buffer Coating Material

Dual Acrylate
Proof Test

100 kpsi

Specifications

Index Profile

Step
Cladding Diameter

125 ±1 µm
Coating Diameter

245 ±15 µm (F-PM630: 400 ±15 µm)
Cable Diameter

2.5 mm

Cut-off Wavelength

See product page
Buffer Coating Material

Dual Acrylate
Proof Test

100 kpsi

Features

Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining Fiber

The core is flanked by areas of high expansion, boron-doped glass, which shrink back more than the surrounding silica. Tension caused induces birefringence (creating two different indices of refraction: a higher index parallel and a lower index perpendicular to the applied stress).

Cross section diagram of the Bow-Tie Polarization Maintaining Fiber.

High Birefringence

"Bow-Tie" cladding preserves polarization with stress-induced intrinsic birefringence. The fast axis is oriented horizontally.

“Bow-Tie” cladding preserves polarization with stress-induced intrinsic birefringence. The fast axis is oriented horizontally.

Large Wavelength Range and Short Beat Lengths

These Bow-tie polarization maintaining fibers, also known as highly birefringent (HiBi) fibers, are optimized for Visible through NIR wavelengths and have a beat-length of less than 2 mm. The beat-length, the length over which the fiber polarization rotates through 360°, is one of the fundamental performance measures: the shorter the beat-length, the better the polarization-preserving properties of the fiber.

Corning's PANDA Polarization Maintaining Fiber

Corning's PANDA polarization maintaining fibers offer low attenuation and excellent birefringence for high performance applications. Their design uses two stress applying parts to create an extremely high birefringence, resulting in fiber with excellent polarization maintaining properties. The operating wavelengths range from 480 to 1550 nm with beat lengths ranging from less than 1.7 to 5 mm.

Standard and Custom Patch Cables

Standard patch cables are available in several standard lengths with FC/UPC or FC/APC connectors. Please note that slow axis is accurately aligned to the connector key. If you need custom configuration, please use our custom patch configurator model: F-PATCH-CUSTOM