The flexible lightguiding bundles are assembled from a number of tiny quartz /quartz or PCS optical fibers. The bundles are sheathed by a protective jacket tube and terminated by ferrules with carefully polished end surfaces. The advanced design of fiber bundles provide efficient delivery of ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiation to one or several distantly located areas, up to 100 m away from the radiation source.

Wide variety of types and configurations of the bundles is available, including single- and multi-branch bundles, entrance/exit profile transforming bundles, bundles with randomized or regularly distributed fibers. Flexible PVC, silicone resin and/or stainless steal tubes provide reliable sheathing of the fibers. The unique patented quartz ferrules withstand very high temperatures (over 1000°C).

Custom-designed silica fiber bundles for any specific need - also very complicated ones - are available on request.

Some application areas of the silica fiber bundles are listed below.

Industrial applications:

• ultraviolet technologies (e. g. curing, microlithography)
• local illumination
• high- power laser delivery
• colour analysis
• optical thermometry
• robotics and machine-vision
• on-line process monitoring
• optical sensing and signalling
• remote control of hard-to-reach
• areas and harsh environments

Biomedical applications:

• "cold light" illumination
• UV - curing in dentistry
• photo-dynamic therapy
• biomedical sensing
• UV - sterilization
• laser treatment
• express diagnostics

Scientific applications:

• photophysics/photochemistry
• microscope illumination
• fluorescence excitation
• low-level light detection
• coupling of light sources with spectral instruments and detectors
• radiation dosimetry
• remote spectroscopy

Common advantages:

• large aperture for easy light coupling
• high transmission in the UV
• high thermal resistance
• mechanical strength
• flexibility
• simple connectorization
• variety of shapes and sizes for custom applications