Holiday Update:
Fiber Optic Center will be closed December 24 and 25.
Due to potential early carrier pickups, PLEASE HAVE ALL ORDERS IN BY NOON ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 23.


We will resume our regular business hours on Thursday, December 26.

Fiber Optic Center will be at Photonics West - Schedule your meeting with a member of the FOC team now

Covestro DeSolite® COV-DF-0016 Optical Fiber Coating (Splicing and Recoat Matrix Coating), UV Cure (1 kg).

COV-DF-0016-1KG

Covestro COV-DF-0016, UV Cure Fiber Re-Coating with 1.38 Index of Refraction. 1 Kg Bottle
The Covestro DeSolite® COV-DF-0016 Optical Fiber Coating has low refractive index and very low haze. Due to its relatively low modulus, this optical coating is usually protected by topcoating it with DeSolite DS-2015 or any other secondary optical fiber coating. Available in a 1 kg bottle.

Liquid Coating Characteristics
  • Viscosity, 25°C: 4,200 mPa•s
  • Liquid Refractive Index, 23°C: 1.363
Cured Coating Characteristics (Tested at 23°C, 50% R.H.)
  • Segment modulus, 2.5% strain: 10 MPa
  • Elongation: 45%
  • Tensile strength: 3 MPa
  • Refractive Index: 1.370
  • Hardness, Shore A: 80
Product Change Notification:
As part of our product change notification requirements, Fiber Optic Center notifies our customers of any significant changes including but not limited to product packaging, material property updates and procurement part number changes. Covestro has changed the part number for this product from DSMDF0016-1KG to COV-DF-0016-1KG. Please note this is the only change to this product.
If you have questions related to this product on which we may be of assistance, please feel free to contact Kelly Barker, Business Development Epoxies Fiber Optic Center: kbarker@focenter.com