StockerYale Introduces Polymer Clad Fused Silica (Quartz) Fiber
Company Expects To Penetrate Niche Markets With New Fiber
February 20, 2002
Salem, NH -- StockerYale, Inc. (Nasdaq: STKR), a leading independent provider of phase masks, specialty optical fiber, advanced optical technologies and specialized illumination products, today introduced polymer clad fused silica (quartz) fiber. Because this fiber provides an excellent conduit for the transmission of UV energy due to its intrinsic properties, it is ideal for high temperature sensors, medical laser delivery systems, high efficiency bundles and arrays, laser welding/soldering, and other applications where UV output must be maximized.
The company's polymer clad silica (PCS) fiber offers a hard coat cladding with a large exit angle and better bend radius to transmit light more efficiently. Fused silica fiber allows 10% more illumination output than glass fiber across the visible range and transmits whiter illumination over extended distances.
The company also stated that because PCS fiber has a high tensile strength that enables it to be more stable and rugged, (versus glass fiber), it is easily integrated into OEM equipment designs. And because of its ability to transmit UV energy very efficiently, it is also ideal for UV curing of adhesives, chemical analysis, and for crack detection using UV-activated dye penetrates and other similar applications.
Because of a proprietary coating process, the company's PCS fiber can be assembled in compact housings that are available in a variety of configurations such as lines, circles, and multiple branches using different protective sheathings, or can be purchased in bulk form. StockerYale's advanced fiber manufacturing facilities and seasoned engineering team can also custom design a fiber to meet a customer's exact specifications.
"With the build-out and upgrading of the company's R&D and manufacturing facilities in the past 18 months, we now have the increased capacity and expertise to design and manufacture best-in-class quartz PCS fiber," said Alain Beauregard, StockerYale's president and chief technology officer. "Having control of this entire process assures our customers of a quality product - especially where we have been tasked with the design of a custom application," Beauregard continued.
With the recent announcement of what the company believes to be the industry's most advanced cladding mode suppression (CMS) fiber in addition to its quartz fiber, customer's can expect StockerYale to continue to deliver, high-quality, specialized fiber in the near future.
About StockerYale
StockerYale, Inc., headquartered in Salem, NH, is an independent designer and manufacturer of phase masks, specialty optical fiber, and advanced optical sub-components used in the building of optical networks as well as structured light lasers, specialized fiber optic, fluorescent, and LED illumination products for use in the machine vision, industrial inspection, medical and military markets.
StockerYale serves a widely varied, international customer base from its corporate offices in Salem and reinvests a significant percentage of its revenues in R&D to meet the future requirements of its customers. StockerYale has offices and subsidiaries in Canada, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.
For more information about StockerYale and their innovative products, contact StockerYale, Inc., 32 Hampshire Rd., Salem, NH, 03079. Call 800-843-8011; Fax 603-893-5604; or e-mail .
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