High Precision Glass Fiber Optic Collimator Sleeves
Precision drawn borosilicate glass tubing made by us is used in connector ferrule applications. The tubing can be manufactured through our conventional direct draw process or via our redraw process.
For fiber optic ferrules we can also use a proprietary process to form an inner funnel in one end which helps guide the fiber into the ferrule. Polishing the end of the fiber is a critical element and can greatly impact the quality of the installation.
Fiber optic collimator sleeves are high precision glass tubes that align other internal optical components. In some applications the fiber has a glass ferrule attached to its end and the ferrule is inserted into the fiber optic collimator sleeve.
A very small lens is sometimes inserted into the end of the fiber optic collimator or the collimator sleeve. Collimator sleeves range widely in terms of length based on where and how they are to function. Generally speaking the most common length is 10 mm. Very high precision glass tubing is used in glass collimator sleeves. Most collimator sleeves are drawn from redraw glass blanks and they are usually cut to length with precision diamond saws.
Precision drawn borosilicate glass tubing made by us is used in connector ferrule applications. The tubing can be manufactured through our conventional direct draw process or via our redraw process.
For fiber optic ferrules we can also use a proprietary process to form an inner funnel in one end which helps guide the fiber into the ferrule. Polishing the end of the fiber is a critical element and can greatly impact the quality of the installation.
Fiber optic collimator sleeves are high precision glass tubes that align other internal optical components. In some applications the fiber has a glass ferrule attached to its end and the ferrule is inserted into the fiber optic collimator sleeve.
A very small lens is sometimes inserted into the end of the fiber optic collimator or the collimator sleeve. Collimator sleeves range widely in terms of length based on where and how they are to function. Generally speaking the most common length is 10 mm. Very high precision glass tubing is used in glass collimator sleeves. Most collimator sleeves are drawn from redraw glass blanks and they are usually cut to length with precision diamond saws.
| Available size range (ID: mm) | Tolerance (mm) | |
| Type 1 | 0.1~0.3 | ±0.002 |
| Type 2 | 0.3~2.0 | ±0.002 |
| Type 3 | 2.0~3.0 | ±0.005 |
| Type 4 | 3.0~5.0 | ±0.01 |