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Explore the Capabilities™ with
innovative new products from Polymicro Technologies.
Light Guiding Fused Silica
Capillary
Micro-Fluidic Devices
X-Ferrule™ Technologies
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Light Guiding Fused Silica
Capillary |
Light Guiding Flexible Fused Silica
Capillary Tubing
LTSP: Polyimide Coated Light Guiding Capillary
POTENTIAL
APPLICATIONS
Unique Sample detection and analysis
- Increased path-length detection
cells
- Evanescent wave optics
- Guide fluorescent emissions from
capillary tip
- Study capillary surface chemistries
- Monitor emissions from ligands bound
to capillary internal surface
UV transmission inside capillary
- Initiate light-activated chemistries
- Cure UV adhesives
- Detect light producing reactions
Chromatographic columns for μ-LC
- New technologies for improved column
durability after frit formation
- Windows like standard capillary for
on-column detection methods
Optically monitor fluids
- Before, during or after
delivery/sampling
LTSP Characteristics
- Standard polyimide coating
- Synthetic fused silica
- Doped silica cladding
- 100% proof tested at 100kpsi
- Operation up to 350°C
- Custom sizes available

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Devices
for MEM's, LOC's
- Prototyping Available
- Silica, Quartz or other Glasses
- Channels, Holes...
- Planar and Tubing Designs
- Flexible and Rigid Constructions

X-Ferrule™ Fiber Pigtail Assembly
- Hermetic Sealed Fused Weld
- Quartz Ferrule Structure
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Fused quartz
proprietary X-Ferrule™ design
- Fiber directly fusion welded to
ferrule
- Used with standard/specialty SM
fibers
- Can be adapted to other fiber
types/sizes
- Soft UV-cured adhesive strain relief
for added fiber protection
- Custom cabling to meet your design
requirements
Advantages
- Epoxy-less structural bond design
- Strong hermetic seal due to fusion
weld
- Improved material thermal property
match to the fiber
- Very low insertion loss
- Avoids troublesome fiber
metalization
- High strength and purity of fused
quartz: resists chipping and cracking
- High chemical resistance
- Excellent for high
temperature/pressure environments
Dimensions
- Ferrule
- OD: 1800 +0/-20
μm
- ID: 127 +3/-1 μm
- Length: Specified by
customer
- Custom dimensions
available
- Fiber length: Specified by
customer
Terminations Available
- Additional X-Ferrule™, Bare Fiber,
SMA, FC or ST on opposite end
- Contact Sales to discuss alternative
termination types
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