A N I X B L U E C O M P A N Y

Fiber Laser - Gyro - Sensor - Defense - Telecom

Speciality Fibers
& Components
iXFiber
Er/Yb Double Clad Fibers p.6
Er Doped Fibers p.7
Yb Double Clad Fibers p.8 - 9
Tm Doped Fibers p.10
Nd Doped Fibers p.11
Gyroscope PM Fibers p.12
Photosensitive Fibers p.13
FBG Mirrors for Fiber Laser Cavity p.14
Gain Flattening Filters p.15
Fiber Bragg Gratings for other applications p.16
Services p.17
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Er / Yb Double Clad
Fibers
Name & Reference
IXF-2CF-EY-0
6-130 6-130-LNF 12-130 25-250
IXF-2CF-EY-PM
12-130
Core NA (+/- 0.02) 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.10 0.17
Core diameter (m) 6 +/- 1 6 +/- 1 12 +/- 1 25 +/- 2 12 +/- 1
Cladding diameter (m) (Flat/Flat) 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 250 +/- 10 125 +/- 2
Clad absorption ! 915 nm (dB/m) " 0.6 " 0.6 " 2.5 " 2 " 2.5
Clad absorption ! 976 nm (dB/m) "#2 "#2 "#10 "#8 " 10
Core absorption ! 1536 nm (dB/m) " 45 " 25 " 40 " 30 " 40
key features
High efciency
High pump and consistent absorption
High brightness single mode core
Low background losses
Large mode area with low NA
Multimode background (dB/km): $ 50
Cladding NA: 0.46
Cladding shape: octogonal (non PM) / round (PM)
Birefringence & design for PM: " 5.10
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/ Panda
Related Products
Panda polarization maintaining Er/Yb 2CF
Single clad erbium ber
Double clad Yb ber
Associated PM and non PM bers
Associated Fiber Bragg Mirrors Pairs
Subassembly on request
Space grade version
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Fiber Type C band L band ASE source PM Panda Erbium Doped Fibers
Fiber Name IXF-EDF-FGC-980 IXF-EDF-FGC-1480 IXF-EDF-FGL IXF-EDF-SHD IXF-EDF-FGC-PM IXF-EDF-FGL-PM
Absorption ! 1530 nm (dB/m) 4.5 - 6.5 6 - 10 20 - 35 12 - 16 5- 9 15 - 30
Absorption ! 1480 nm (dB/m) 2 - 3 2.5 - 4.5 9 - 16 4 - 6 2 - 5 7 - 14
Erbium consistency (%) (3km) +/- 3.5 +/- 3.5 +/- 3.5 +/- 8 - -
MFD ! 1550 nm (m) 6.5 5.5 6.5 5.5 +/- 1 6.5 +/- 1 6.5 +/- 1
Background losses (dB/km) $#8 $#8 $#8 $#15 $#20 $#20
Cutoff wavelength (nm) $#970 1150 +/- 100 $#1250 $#1150 $#1250 $#1250
Splice loss (dB) $#0.15 (to HI980) $#0.15 (to HI1060) $#0.15 (SMF28) $#0.15 (SMF28) $#0.2 $#0.2
PMD factor (fs/dB) $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.3 - -
Cladding diameter (m) 80 or 125 +/- 1 80 or 125 +/- 1 80 or 125 +/- 1 125 +/- 1 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2
Coating diameter (m) 170 or 245 +/- 15 170 or 245 +/- 15 170 or 245 +/- 15 245 +/- 15 245 +/- 15 245 +/- 15
Er Doped
Fi bers
key features
Low noise gure & at gain shape
High efciency
Low splice loss
Highly consistent spectroscopy
80 or 125 microns cladding
Proof test level (%): 1
Birefringence & design for PM: " 2.10
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Related Products
Panda polarization maintaining EDF
Double clad Er/Yb ber
PM double clad ber
Gain attening lters
Other diameters or custom design on request
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Yb Double Clad
Fibers
Name & Reference
IXF-2CF-Yb-O
6-130 6-130-NH 10-130 10-130-NH 15-130 15-130-NH 20-130 20-130-NH 25-250 25-250-NH
Core NA (+/- 0.02) 0.14 0.15 0.10 0.11 0.08 0.11 0.08 0.11 0.08 0.11
Core diameter (m) 6 +/- 0.5 6 +/- 0.5 10 +/- 1 10 +/- 1 15 +/- 1 15 +/- 1 20 +/- 1 20 +/- 1 25 +/- 2 25 +/- 2
Cladding diameter
(m) (at/at)
125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 250 +/- 5 250 +/- 5
Clad absorption
! 915 nm (dB/m)
0.6 +/- 0.15 1.15 +/- 0.25 1.5 +/- 0.5 2 +/- 0.5 2.5 +/- 0.5 "#6 "#4 "#8 "#1.5 "#2.5
Clad absorption
! 976 nm (dB/m)
2.4 +/- 0.5 4.5 +/- 0.5 5 +/- 1.5 8 +/- 1.5 8 +/- 2 "#20 "#12 "#25 "#5 "#8
key features
Zero photodarkening
High pump and consistent absorption
High brightness single mode core
Low non linear effect
Large mode area with low NA
High efciency
Multimode background (dB/km): $ 50
Cladding NA: 0.46
Cladding shape: octogonal (non PM) / round (PM) ber
Birefringence & design for PM: " 2.10
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/ Panda
Related Products
Panda polarization maintaining Yb 2CF
Single clad Ytterbium ber
Associated PM and non PM bers
Associated ber Bragg mirrors pairs
Subassembly on request
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PM Yb Double Clad
Fibers
key features
Zero photodarkening
High pump and consistent absorption
High brightness single mode core
Low non linear effect
Large mode area with low NA
High efciency
Multimode background (dB/km): $ 50
Cladding NA: 0.46
Cladding shape: octogonal (non PM) / round (PM) ber
Birefringence & design for PM: " 2.10
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/ Panda
Related Products
Panda polarization maintaining Yb 2CF
Single clad Ytterbium ber
Double clad Er/Yb ber
Associated passive PM and non PM bers
Associated ber Bragg mirrors pairs
Subassembly on request
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Name & Reference
IXF-2CF-Yb-PM
6-130 6-130-NH 10-130 10-130-NH
Core NA (+/- 0.02) 0.14 0.14 0.10 0.11
Core diameter (m) 6 +/- 0.5 6 +/- 0.5 10 +/- 1 10 +/- 1
Cladding diameter (m) (Flat/Flat) 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2
Clad absorption ! 915 nm (dB/m) 0.6 +/- 0.15 1 +/- 0.3 1.5 +/- 0.5 2 +/- 0.5
Clad absorption ! 976 nm (dB/m) 2.4 +/- 0.5 4 +/- 1 5 +/- 1.5 8 +/- 1.5
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Tm Doped
Fibers
Name & Reference
IXF-TDF
4 - 125
IXF-2CF-Tm-O
6 - 130 12 - 130 25 - 250 25 - 400
IXF-2CF-Tm-PM
6 - 130
Core NA (+/- 0.02) 0.27 0.21 0.14 0.21 0.10 0.21
Core diameter (m) 4 +/- 1 6 +/- 1 12 +/- 2 25 +/- 2 25 +/- 2 6 +/- 1
Cladding diameter (m) (Flat/Flat) 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 125 +/- 2 250 +/- 5 400 +/- 10 125 +/- 2
Core absorption ! 793 nm (dB/m) " 150 - - - - -
Core absorption ! 1180 nm (dB/m) " 35 - - - - -
Clad absorption ! 793 nm (dB/m) - " 3 " 5 " 5 " 2 " 3
Clad absorption ! 1180 nm (dB/m) - "#0.6 " 1 " 1 " 0.4 " 0.6
key features
CW and pulsed ber lasers around 2 microns
High pump and consistent absorption
High brightness single mode core
Large mode area with low NA
High efciency (" 50%)
Compatible with 793 nm pump
Multimode background (dB/km): $ 50
Cladding NA for double clad ber: 0.46
Cladding shape: octogonal (non PM) / round for PM ber
Birefringence for PM: " 2.10
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Related Products
Single clad Thulium ber
Double clad Er/Yb ber
Associated passive PM and non PM bers
Associated ber Bragg mirrors pairs
Subassembly on request
Matching passive ber
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Nd Doped
Fibers
Name & Reference
IXF-2CF-Nd-O
5 - 125 - D
Operating wavelength (nm) 900 - 950
Core NA 0.14
Multimode NA " 0.45
Core diameter (m) 5
Cladding diameter (m) (Flat/Flat) 125
Clad absorption ! 800 nm (dB/m) "#0.25
LP01 cutoff (m) 1
Multimode background (dB/km) $ 25
Multimode clad shape Octagonal
key features
Host composition optimized for high energy
efciency and low clustering
Low splicing losses
High NA, High performance low-index cladding
Low background losses
Low macrobending losses at operating wavelength
Related Products
Matching passive ber
iXFiber Neodymium double clad bers have been developed to maximize ber efciency through precisely controlled
host composition. Compared to standard Neodymium ber, the 1.06 micron emission is reduced due to careful design.
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Gyroscope PM
Fi bers
Reference
IXF
PMG-820-40
IXF
PMG-820-80
IXF
PMG-1550-40
IXF
PMG-1550-80
IXF
PMG-1550-80-E
Operating wavelength (nm)
820 820 1550 1550 1550
Optical losses (dB/km)
$#15 $#5 $#15 $#2 $#2
Cutoff wavelength (nm)
$#770 $#770 $#1450 $#1450 $#1450
Numerical aperture (+/- 0.02)
0.18 0.16 0.18 0.16 0.16
Mode eld diameter (m) 4 +/- 1 4.5 +/- 0.5 7 +/- 1 8 +/- 1 8 +/- 1
Beat length (mm) ! 633nm $#2.3 $#1.8 $#2.3 $#1.8 $#1.8
Cross Talk (dB)
$#-20 (200m) $#-20 (200m) $#-20 (200m) $#-20 (200m) $#-20 (200m)
Ellipticity of ber core (%)
$#15 $#15 $#15 $#15 $#15
Quartz clad diameter 40 +/- 2 80 +/- 1 40 +/- 2 80 +/- 1 80 +/- 1
Coating diameter (m) 105 +/- 5 170 +/- 2 105 +/- 5 170 +/- 2 170 +/- 2
key features
Panda & Tiger design available
Design for space environment
Qualied by international inertial sensing manufacturer
H Parameter (m-1): $#5.10
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Proof test level (%): 1
Core/clad concentricity (m): $ 1
Clad/coating conc. err. (%): $ 10
Axial twisting of ber: $ 3 (turns/m)
Related Products
Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (FOGs)
PM couplers
PM Fiber Bragg Gratings
Erbium Doped Fibers
Gain Flattening Filters
The IXF-PMG bers are advanced performances Polarization
Maintaining Fiber specially designed for Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
for Terrestrial and Space environment. The Host composition and
the raw materials guarantee an extremely low sensitivity to high
temperature variation and to high energy radiation.
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TERRESTRIAL SPACE
iXFiber Photosensitive Single Mode Fibers have been designed to suppress the cladding modes losses (CMF Cladding
Mode Free) or to adapt the cladding mode offset (CMS Cladding Mode Shifted) in order to optimize the channel spa-
cing. Photosensitive bers exhibit uniform and controlled photosensitivity to conventional UV radiation techniques and
are available in a wide range of photosensitive levels.
Photosensitive
Fi bers
key features
80 or 125 m cladding
Hydrogen loading necessary
High thermal stability Grating
Double clad design for ber laser cavity
Related Products
Large band lter for Gyroscopes
Photosensitive active doped bers
Laser packaging and pigtailing
Gain Flattening Filters
Fiber Bragg Gratings
Fiber laser cavities
Fiber Reference IXF-PHO-CMF IXF-PHO-CMS
Att ! 1550 nm (dB/km) $#0.5 $#%0
Core NA 0.13 +/- 0.01 0.37 +/- 0.02
Core Diameter (m) 8.2 2.8
Splice Loss to SMF (dB) $#0.07 $#0.2
Fiber Diameter (m) 80 or 125 80 or 125
Cladding modes $#0.1dB for -35dB FBG Shifted up to 9nm
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FBG Mirrors
For Fi ber Laser Cavi ty
Parameters Specications Accuracy
Fiber type Corning Hi 1060, PM 980, Double clad 6/130, 7/200, 10/130, 20/200, 20/400.
Center wavelength 800 to 2100 nm + / - 1 nm
Wavelength matching +/- 0.2 nm (typical) -
Reectivity HR "#99% or "#99.9% &
FWHM bandwidth HR 0.5 to 1.5 (typical) + / - 20%
Reectivity LR 3% to 20 %
+ / - 1% [4-10%]
+ / - 2% [10-20%]
FWHM bandwidth LR 0.1 to 1 nm (typical) +/- 0.1 nm
Recoating acrylate 180 to 550 m diameter low and high index
Standard Product 1 m Range (1.5 and 2 m available)
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key features

Single mode or double clad ber
Custom specications available
In house ber
High power application
Specic recoating for pump guidance
Full passive assembly available
Advantages of dissipative package

Thermal and mechanical shock protection for FBG
mirrors and splices
Highly reduced wavelength drift
Compatible with up to 400 m coating
Residual pump light absorber
Related Products

Pump combiner
Passive ber
Double clad ber
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Standard Product IXC-GFF IXC-iXTraGFF
Operating band C, L or C+L C, L or C+L
Excess loss (dB) 0.5 1
Typical error function (dB) +/- 0.2 +/- 0.1
Return Loss (dB) N/A " 25
PDL (dB) $ 0.1 $ 0.1
PMD (ps) $ 0.05 $ 0.05
Thermal Stability (pm/C) $#2 $#1
Package size (mm) 5 x 5 x 55 5 x 5 x 55
Fiber Type SMF-28, 2 Cladding Mode Free (CMF) Fiber, PM 15, ...
key features
C & L Band
Weak error function
Low excess insertion loss
Low PDL & PMD
Custom design
Telcordia qualied package
Application
Optical amplier gain attening
ASE source attening
Cleanup lters
ASE noise removing
Other diameters or custom design on request
Gain Flattening
Fi lters
High exible process allowing fast prototype delivery time
FBG technology achieves low systematic errors
Chirped and Slanted (iXTra) performed on internal specialty ber to achieve
high return loss and low high frequency ripple
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Fiber Bragg Gratings
for other appli cati ons
Reference IXC-SEN IXC-LDS IXC-FBG
Fiber type SMF, PM or special Hi1060, PM980, special SMF, PM, CMF, other
Center wavelength (nm) 800 to 2100 980, 1060 or 1480 nm range 800 to 2100
FWHM (nm) 0.2 to 1 0.1 to 3 0.05 to " 50
Reectivity (%) "#50 3 to 10 1 to 99.9
Thermal shift (pm/C) Bare ber : 10 (C-Band) N/A Athermal Package : 1 to 2
Coating/Recoating Bare ber, acrylate,
acrylate low temperature,
polyimide
acrylate, hytrel tube acrylate, athermal, custom
Application Sensor Laser Diode Stabiliser Custom
key features
Standard or specialty ber
Phase mask or Lloyds mirror
interferometric method
Large range of wavelength
Standard or custom spectral shape
and grating type
Telcordia qualied
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Services
Take benets of FBG and specialty ber background at iXFiber to develop your customized solution. iXFiber can
manage specic and strategic splices (high power, large diameter, PM, tapers) with adapted recoating and packaging
associated with sub-assembly qualication test report (efciency, temperature, ...). Project development through R&D
contract and/or NDA agreement can be achieved with customized passive, active ber and FBG development and
optimized architecture.
Splices : standard ber, double clad ber, PM ber, ...
Recoat : low index polymer, high index polymer, ...
Dissipative package or athermal package option : thermal and mechanical shock protection for FBG and splices
Hydrogenation loading service
Taper and fused long period grating on custom design
Optical ber characterization
Index prole measurement
Fully equipped up to 2 nm wavelength range.
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