Speciality fibre solutions

Lightera is an industry leader in optical fibre design or modification for highly customised applications. They develop focused fibre solutions – the right fibres, cables, and other speciality optical fibre products – to meet the needs of established and growing industries.

Headquartered in the United States, Lightera is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fibre, optical fibre cable, connectivity, FTTX and speciality photonics solutions at the forefront of optical communications technology.

About Lightera:

Delivering solutions that can transmit data in harsh environments and laser power in medical applications. Their technology can meet the exploding demand for bandwidth as data communications become omnipresent worldwide, helping enable efficiency on the factory floor and reliability in emerging fibre laser applications.

We partner with world leader Lightera to provide speciality high-strength fibre optic cables that are ISO13485 certified, FDA registered, and tested to USP Class VI standards and ISO10993 for bio-compatibility and traceability.

Their speciality Photonics Division is an industry leader in optical fibre design or modification for highly customised applications. They develop focused fibre solutions – the right fibres, cables, and other speciality optical fibre products – to meet the needs of established and growing industries.

Key facts

Company
Lightera
Headquarters
United States
Acal BFi partner since
2010
Technologies
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Speciality fibre

Product ranges by Lightera

Medical Grade Cables and Assemblies
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Medical Grade Cables and Assemblies

OFS is a recognised leader in design and manufacturing of optical fibres, cables, and assemblies for medical applications.

Optical Fibres For Medical Devices
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Optical Fibres For Medical Devices

Optical fibres for high power delivery, imaging, and sensing applications in a medical environment.

GiHCS® (Graded Index Hard Clad Silica) Fibres
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GiHCS® (Graded Index Hard Clad Silica) Fibres

GiHCS multi-mode fibres with 50 µm or 62.5 µm core diameters are especially suitable for harsh environment applications.

HCS® (Hard-Clad Silica) Polymer Coated Fibres
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HCS® (Hard-Clad Silica) Polymer Coated Fibres

HCS fibres have a proprietary polymer applied to the surface of the fused silica during the fibre drawing process.

Rayleigh-Brillouin Optimised Fibres
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Rayleigh-Brillouin Optimised Fibres

OFS offers pure core single mode optical fibres optimised for use with Coherent Rayleigh and Brillouin backscatter systems.

Multicore Optical Fibres
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Multicore Optical Fibres

OFS Multicore Fibre (MCF) is available with single mode (SM) or multi-mode (MM) cores, and as a twisted multicore for sensing.

Dual Core Optical Fibres
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Dual Core Optical Fibres

Dual core optical fibres are specifically designed for dual end Raman Distributed Temperature Sensing (RDTS) applications.

Pure Fused Silica Optical Fibres
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Pure Fused Silica Optical Fibres

The pure-fused silica core is used in several fiber products and in applications where its high transparency is a real benefit.

Carbon Coated Optical Fibres
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Carbon Coated Optical Fibres

Optical fiber with a carbon coating is specifically chosen for applications exposed to high stress and high humidity.

Polarisation Maintaining (PM) Fibre
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Polarisation Maintaining (PM) Fibre

PM fibres in various coating/cladding diameter configurations and optimised in performance for high birefringence.

µlinx® Avionics and Tether Fibre Optic Cables
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
µlinx® Avionics and Tether Fibre Optic Cables

OFS µlinx avionics and tether fibre optic cables are specifically designed for high strength and low weight applications.

Fibre Optic Sensing (FOS) Fibres and Cables
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Fibre Optic Sensing (FOS) Fibres and Cables

FOS products with multi-mode (MM) or single mode (SM) fibre supporting Rayleigh, Raman, and Brillouin techniques.

Avionics Optical Fibres and Cables
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Avionics Optical Fibres and Cables

OFS Avionics cables for commercial and military aircraft ruggedised for abrasion, shock, chemicals, and temperature.

Hybrid-Composite Fibre Optic-Copper Cabling
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Hybrid-Composite Fibre Optic-Copper Cabling

OFS capabilities to manufacture hybrid cables allows varying configurations of fibre and copper in a single cable jacket.

Zip-Cord Cables and Assemblies
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Zip-Cord Cables and Assemblies

Zip-cord assemblies for indoor use with either HCS® or Graded-Index HCS® (GiHCS) subcomponent fibers.

Crimp & Cleave Cables, Connectors and Kits
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Crimp & Cleave Cables, Connectors and Kits

HCS® (Hard Clad Silica) and Graded-Index HCS cables and connectors from OFS supporting Crimp & Cleave technology.

Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) Cables
Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies
Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) Cables

The low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH) cable jacket is free of halogenated materials so is ideal for enclosed installations.

PYROCOAT® Polyimide Coated Optical Fibres
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PYROCOAT® Polyimide Coated Optical Fibres

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We support Lightera in these technologies

Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies

Fibre optic cables, connectors and assemblies

Providing high strength fibre cables, connectors and assemblies for use in various applications. Easily meet complex application requirements and specifications and provide faster, reliable connections with virtually zero loss across greater distances. Explore technology

Speciality fibre

Speciality fibre

Our speciality fibre portfolio includes fibres with various core/cladding sizes, wavelengths, and coatings, ensuring high performance under extreme conditions, with expert recommendations for the best fit to maintain reliability. Explore technology

Interconnect and Cable Assembly

The capabilities and expertise housed within the Interconnect and Cable Assembly Technology Centre ensure that our team can support you every step of the way.

Providing and customising bespoke specialist fibre and cables including hybrids with custom connectors, the Technology Centre is on hand to support with design, assembly, testing and approvals for your customised solutions.

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IoT and wireless

The IoT and Wireless Technology Centre has the ability to support complex discrete component design-in from a bespoke System on Chip (SoC), right through to fully integrated modules that are certified and application ready.

Creating custom solutions that add connectivity to an application requires specialist expertise and capabilities. Our team of wireless technology hardware design and software application engineers cover RF, wireless, cellular and many more state-of-the-art technologies. Together they have extensive individual and collective experience of developing customised solutions, ensuring we can bring your concept to life.

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Fibre Optics

The Fibre Optics Technology Centre allows our engineers to develop fibre optic solutions to meet changing demands in a high-speed world.

With over 25 years of experience in fibre optics and application engineering for hardware and components, we help to analyse and qualify to improve the stability and functionality of your transceivers. Supporting our engineers with expertise and state of the art technology, the Fibre Optics Technology Centre houses a number of our specialist capabilities.

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