APPLICATION EVALUATION
Start with the complete manufacturing requirement.
- Fiber structure and coating dimensions
- Drawing speed and coating application method
- UV or thermal cure conditions
- Optical, mechanical and environmental acceptance tests
Active and doped fiber
TZ-136 Low-Refractive-Index Active-Fiber Coating
TZ-136 · 3350
A low-refractive-index coating system for selected active, doped and double-clad fiber structures.
Evaluation focus
- 1.36 liquid refractive index
- Pump-light management
- Draw and cure compatibility
Medical and light-delivery fiber
TZ-140 Low-Refractive-Index Medical-Fiber Coating
TZ-140 · 3360
A low-refractive-index coating system for medical, light-delivery and other specialty optical-fiber structures.
Evaluation focus
- 1.40-class refractive index
- Optical transmission design
- Specialty-fiber protection
PM fiber
Polarization-Maintaining Fiber Coating System
2616 · 3120
A dual-layer coating system for polarization-maintaining fiber, combining a low-Tg primary coating with a high-modulus protective outer coating.
Evaluation focus
- Stress buffering
- Mechanical stability across temperature
- Protection of PM fiber geometry
Polyimide coating
PI-250 Polyimide Optical Fiber Coating
PI-250
A polyimide coating for optical-fiber applications requiring enhanced thermal stability and compact coating dimensions.
Evaluation focus
- Polyimide coating chemistry
- Thermal stability
- Thin-film fiber protection
Microbend-resistant coating
Microbend-Resistant Fiber Coating
An optical-fiber coating system designed to reduce microbend-induced attenuation in demanding cable structures and operating environments.
Evaluation focus
- Low-temperature microbend control
- Cavitation resistance
- Cable-structure compatibility
Radiation-resistant coating
Radiation-Resistant Fiber Coating
A specialty coating system for optical fibers used in radiation-exposed environments.
Evaluation focus
- Optical performance retention
- Mechanical-property retention
- Thermal-vacuum compatibility
Medium-temperature coating
Medium-Temperature Fiber Coating System
2916 · 3520
A dual-layer coating system for optical-fiber applications operating in medium-temperature environments.
Evaluation focus
- Thermal aging performance
- Crack resistance
- Low-stress primary protection
Hollow-core fiber
Hollow-Core Fiber Coating System
3016 · 3020
A dual-layer coating route for application-specific evaluation on hollow-core and microstructured optical fibers.
Evaluation focus
- Microstructured-fiber protection
- Coating geometry and concentricity
- Handling and coiling evaluation
Single-mode fiber
Single-Mode Fiber Coating System
2716 · 3220
A dual-layer UV-curable coating system for single-mode optical fiber manufacturing.
Evaluation focus
- High-speed draw stability
- Primary and secondary modulus balance
- Fiber protection and handling
Multimode fiber
Multimode Fiber Coating System
2816 · 3320
A dual-layer UV-curable coating system for multimode optical fiber manufacturing.
Evaluation focus
- Stable high-speed coating
- Microbend-loss protection
- Ribbon and loose-tube compatibility
RELATED TECHNICAL GUIDES
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TECHNICAL FAQ
Questions for application planning
How should a coating system be selected?
Start with the fiber structure, the role of each coating layer, the coating and curing process, and the properties that will be evaluated on the finished fiber.
Why should finished-fiber testing be included?
The coating operates as part of the fiber structure, so process compatibility and optical, mechanical and environmental behavior should be checked on finished fiber.
Can TIANZE support application evaluation?
Share the fiber structure, process conditions and target tests so the materials team can identify a suitable product and evaluation path.