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

UV Curable Acrylate
Optical Coatings

ProductViscosity (cps)Refractive Index (cured)Comment *75 µm films cured in nitrogen at 1.0 J·cm-2 using one D lamp. Comment *Temp range is -20C-130C continuously and -40C-200C brief periods. Exception noted on DF0009.

Matrix Materials
DSM-950-706
(Cablelite)

4,850 - Standard Matrix coating, extremely fast curing, low temp performance, for optical fiber ribboning.

Matrix Materials
3287-9-75
(Cablelite)

9,300 - Standard Matrix coating, hard, fast cure, high elongation, used to bond multiple fibers in a ribbon structure, and for blown fiber applications.

Matrix Materials
3287-9-85
(Cablelite)

5,000 - Overcoat Matrix coating, medium modulus, used in different ribbon structures, used in overcoat matrix for bonding subunit ribbon assemblies, for splittable ribbon configurations.

Matrix Materials
DSM-9D9-518
(Cablelite)

5,900-Overcoat Matrix coating, medium modulus, used in different ribbon structures, used in overcoat matrix for bonding subunit ribbon assemblies, for splittable ribbon configurations. Available in various colors.

Matrix Materials
3287-9-41
(Cablelite)

9,900-Up Jacketing Matrix coating, soft, high elongation, up jacketing fibers to outside diameters of 400-900 microns, good low temperature performance.

Matrix Materials
DSM-850-001
(Cablelite)

4,8001.53Up Jacketing Matrix coating, tight buffer applications, use as inner release layer for buffered fibers.

Matrix Materials
DSM-DU1002
(Bufferlite)

3,000-Tight Buffer Matrix coating, Inner Layer, soft, flexible, buffer fiber up to 500 microns, easy strippability.

Matrix Materials
DSM-DU2002
(Bufferlite)

3,000-Tight Buffer Matrix coating, Outer Layer, low modulus, buffer fiber for 400-900 microns, easy strippability.

Matrix Materials
DSM-DU2008
(Bufferlite)

1,200-Tight Buffer Matrix coating, medium modulus, tight buffering fiber for 400-900 microns.

Primary Coatings
DSM-DP1032
(DeSolite Supercoatings)

44651.496

Primary coating, Next Generation, soft, enables high draw speeds, superior microbending performance/low microbending, robust field application, wet-on-wet and wet-on dry.

Primary Coatings
DSM-DP1021
(DeSolite)

6,0001.521

Primary coating, for single- and multi-mode applications, low temperature performance, low micro-dash bending attenuation, wet-on-dry.

Primary Coatings
DSM-DP1078
(DeSolite)

7,1001.483

Primary coating, UV-LED curable, hard, super efficiency, enables higher draw speeds (higher than DP1032) Low He compatible, fast cure, wet-on-wet and wet-on dry.

Primary Coatings
3471-1-152A
(DeSolite)

77501.471 (liquid)

Primary coating, for multi-mode fiber, low modulus, lower yellowing, low temperature performance.

Secondary Coatings
3471-2-137
(DeSolite)

98001.551

Secondary coating, (use with 3471-1-152A), compatible with all DeSolite primary coatings and two-part epoxies, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry.

Recoating/Fiber Splicing Coating
DSM-950-200
(DeSolite)

2,5001.55Recoating & Fiber Splicing coating, high refractive index, original acrylate coating, low viscosity for splicing applications, will not stick to recoater molds.

Recoating/Fiber Splicing Coating
DSM-DF0016
(DeSolite)

4,2001.38Recoating, low refractive index, high clarity/low haze, softer than 950-200, low modulus, protect with secondary coating DS-2015.

Secondary Coatings
DSM-DS2015
(DeSolite)

5,9001.537Secondary coating, NEW industry standard, compatible with all DeSolite primary coatings and Cablelite inks, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry.

Secondary Coatings
DSM-DS2042
(DeSolite Supercoatings)

60021.534Secondary coating, Next Generation, industry standard (use with DP1032), wet-on wet and wet-on-dry, enables high draw speeds, superior microbending performance/low microbending, robust field application.

Secondary Coatings
DSM-DS2088
(DeSolite)

7,3001.531Secondary coating, high efficiency, works well with DP1078, delivers increase in dynamic fatigue performance which is directly linked to extending fiber lifetime, compatible with all DeSolite primary coatings, wet-on- wet and wet-on-dry.

Secondary Coatings
DSM-DS2046
(DeSolite)

7,5001.536Secondary coating, UV-LED curable, high efficiency, exceptional microbending performance, enables high-draw speeds, has excellent cavitation resistance.

Secondary Coatings
3471-2-136
(DeSolite)

4,7501.519 (liquid)Secondary coating, Traditional industry standard, compatible with multiple DeSolite primaries, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry.

Single Layer Coatings
3471-3-14
(DeSolite)

10,0001.54Single layer fiber coating, high modulus, low moisture sensitivity, high adhesion.

Single Layer Coatings
DSM-DF0009
(DeSolite)

6,7001.54Single layer fiber coating, original acrylate coating, for high temp applications, Temp range -20C-150C/ up to 200C brief periods.