Smart Product Number: PLMA-YDF-20/400-M
20/400 Matched PLMA Double Clad Fiber

Nufern's matched series of Large Mode Area (LMA) double clad fibers are ideal for high power monolithic fiber lasers and amplifiers. Featuring a matching set of LMA fibers, this series of fibers ensure splice compatibility across the entire chain of 20/400 fiber components, such as fiber Bragg gratings and couplers, required to make monolithic fiber lasers. This matched fiber series is based on a 20 micron diameter core and 400 micron diameter clad size with a low NA (0.065) core and consists of Yb-doped fiber, photosensitive fiber and passive beam delivery fibers all made to highest tolerances in the industry. All fibers utilize the latest glass composition and NuCOATFA coating technology to ensure high slope efficiency, extended operating life and excellent beam quality at the high power levels demanded by today’s industrial fiber laser applications. These precision matched LMA fiber sets are available in non-PM (LMA) and PM (PLMA) versions.
Optical Specifications
- Operating Wavelength
- 1060 – 1115 nm
- Core NA
- 0.065 ± 0.005
- First Cladding NA(5%)
- ≥ 0.46
- Core Attenuation
- ≤ 50.0 dB/km @ 1300 nm
≤ 25.0 dB/km @ 1200 nm - Cladding Attenuation
- ≤ 15.00 dB/km @ 1095 nm
- Cladding Absorption
- 1.50 dB/m at 975 nm
0.50 ± 0.05 dB/m at 915 nm - Birefringence
- nominal 4 × 10-4
Geometrical & Mechanical Specifications
- Cladding Diameter
- 405.0 ± 10.0 µm
- Core Diameter
- 20.0 ± 1.5 µm
- Coating Diameter
- 550.0 ± 15.0 µm
- Core/Clad Offset
- ≤ 2.00 μm
- Prooftest Level
- ≥ 100 kpsi (0.7 GN/m²)
Comments
Coating Requirements: Low Index Polymer.
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Features & Benefits
- Matched fiber series – ensure splice compatibility across the 20/400 matched series of fibers
- NuCOATFA fluoroacrylate coating — Greater fiber durability in extreme environmental operating & storage conditions
- State of the art Yb-doped glass — Useful for generating high CW powers
- Optimized PLMA core design — Easy to maintain single mode LP01 beam through fiber & components at high power
- PANDA-style stress structure for increased birefringence — Superior optical performance and uniformity
- All fiber proof tested to > 100 kpsi — Critical for ensuring long term reliability when coiling
Typical Applications
- Monolithic high power lasers & amplifiers
- LMA fiber couplers, pump combiners & FBG
- High power pump & signal pigtails
- Military, industrial and medical
Nufern’s optical fiber products, including rare-earth doped, gyro, polarization-maintaining, radiation resistant, photosensitive, multimode and single mode, and any other optical fiber product including custom optical fibers, may be covered by one or more of the following pending or issued U.S. Patents, each of which is owned by or licensed by Nufern:
6,779,364; 6,832,026; 6,904,214; 6,950,586; 7,003,206; 7,050,686; 7,062,137; 7,110,647; 7,116,887; 7,167,621; 7,317,857; 7,371,019; 7,386,210; 7,400,812; 7,483,610; 7,634,164; 7,724,422; 5,949,941 (licensed from Furukawa Electric Co. of North America).
Moreover, use of Nufern’s optical fiber products, including modifications thereof, combinations with other products, or certain specific uses can necessitate additional customer licensing, particularly with respect to U.S. Patent nos. 5,818,630 (IMRA America, Inc.) and 6,496,301 (The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy). See the terms and conditions specific to your purchase.

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Related Products
Related Fibers
Technical Information
Application Notes Selecting the Optimal LMA Fiber [PDF] Brochures NuCOAT Flyer [PDF] NuMATCH Flyer [PDF] NuPANDA Flyer [PDF] NuYDF Flyer [PDF] Fiber Data Matched Fibers Corresponding Active/Passive Fibers [PDF] |
Optical Specifications
- Operating Wavelength
- 1060 – 1115 nm
- Core NA
- 0.065 ± 0.005
- First Cladding NA(5%)
- ≥ 0.46
- Core Attenuation
- ≤ 50.0 dB/km @ 1300 nm
≤ 25.0 dB/km @ 1200 nm - Cladding Attenuation
- ≤ 15.00 dB/km @ 1095 nm
- Cladding Absorption
- 1.50 dB/m at 975 nm
0.50 ± 0.05 dB/m at 915 nm - Birefringence
- nominal 4 × 10-4
Geometrical & Mechanical Specifications
- Cladding Diameter
- 405.0 ± 10.0 µm
- Core Diameter
- 20.0 ± 1.5 µm
- Coating Diameter
- 550.0 ± 15.0 µm
- Core/Clad Offset
- ≤ 2.00 μm
- Prooftest Level
- ≥ 100 kpsi (0.7 GN/m²)
Comments
Coating Requirements: Low Index Polymer.
[ COLLAPSE ALL ]
Features & Benefits
- Matched fiber series – ensure splice compatibility across the 20/400 matched series of fibers
- NuCOATFA fluoroacrylate coating — Greater fiber durability in extreme environmental operating & storage conditions
- State of the art Yb-doped glass — Useful for generating high CW powers
- Optimized PLMA core design — Easy to maintain single mode LP01 beam through fiber & components at high power
- PANDA-style stress structure for increased birefringence — Superior optical performance and uniformity
- All fiber proof tested to > 100 kpsi — Critical for ensuring long term reliability when coiling
Typical Applications
- Monolithic high power lasers & amplifiers
- LMA fiber couplers, pump combiners & FBG
- High power pump & signal pigtails
- Military, industrial and medical
Nufern’s optical fiber products, including rare-earth doped, gyro, polarization-maintaining, radiation resistant, photosensitive, multimode and single mode, and any other optical fiber product including custom optical fibers, may be covered by one or more of the following pending or issued U.S. Patents, each of which is owned by or licensed by Nufern:
6,779,364; 6,832,026; 6,904,214; 6,950,586; 7,003,206; 7,050,686; 7,062,137; 7,110,647; 7,116,887; 7,167,621; 7,317,857; 7,371,019; 7,386,210; 7,400,812; 7,483,610; 7,634,164; 7,724,422; 5,949,941 (licensed from Furukawa Electric Co. of North America).
Moreover, use of Nufern’s optical fiber products, including modifications thereof, combinations with other products, or certain specific uses can necessitate additional customer licensing, particularly with respect to U.S. Patent nos. 5,818,630 (IMRA America, Inc.) and 6,496,301 (The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy). See the terms and conditions specific to your purchase.

SPECIFICATION SHEETDOWNLOAD
Related Products
Related Fibers
Technical Information
Application Notes Selecting the Optimal LMA Fiber [PDF] Brochures NuCOAT Flyer [PDF] NuMATCH Flyer [PDF] NuPANDA Flyer [PDF] NuYDF Flyer [PDF] Fiber Data Matched Fibers Corresponding Active/Passive Fibers [PDF] |