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

technical paper: specialty and polarization-maintaining fibers explained

Fiber Optic Center Technical Paper:

Specialty and Polarization-Maintaining Fibers Explained

  • Specialty Fiber Explained - “Discusses the wide range of specialty fibers, and special issues encountered in the preform and draw process.”
  • Optical Fiber Draw Towers: Procedures For Drawing Specialty Fibers - “Focuses on the second part of the optical fiber manufacturing process.”
  • Polarization-Maintaining Fibers Explained - “Discusses polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers and the various approaches used to make them.”