Welcome to CeramOptec When your applications demand quality

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Welcome to CeramOptec
When your applications demand quality,
reliability, and proven performance,
CeramOptec delivers with experience
and service that is unmatched in the
specialty fiber optics industry.
Innovative Fiber Optics...Every Step of the Way™
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Innovative Fiber Optics...Every Step of the Way™
At CeramOptec, we are committed to excellence. By maintaining complete
control over the entire production process—from the manufacture of our
fiber optic preforms to the finished fiber product—we bring the highest quality
control, innovative solutions, and competitive pricing to our customers.
As the only specialty fiber optic manufacturer to make its own preforms,
CeramOptec takes pride in its comprehensive production process—every step
of the way. Using our patented PCVD process, we produce high-grade specialty
fibers with a wide range of profiles and dopands, numerical apertures from
0.12 to 0.66, and high radiation resistance levels. Next, we draw the fiber on
our own draw towers and spool it, simultaneously testing for strength and tolerance specifications. Finally, we manufacture and assemble the fiber optic
bundles and assemblies, ensuring customers the finest transmission, highest
temperature capability, and widest range of numerical apertures.
CeramOptec—The Global Leader in Specialty Fiber Optics
Manufacturing great products alone does not make a leader. At CeramOptec,
we have made a sincere commitment to high quality service and support as
well as ongoing product and market research. We are dedicated to employing
and developing the industry’s most knowledgeable global team of scientists,
engineers, and quality control specialists—as well as sales, marketing, and
customer service professionals.
CeramOptec has emerged as the industry leader thanks to our extraordinary
employees and our extraordinary products—providing unmatched
service, innovative solutions, and years of experience.
Breaking Down Barriers Across the Spectrum
Optical fibers are the guiding light of laser and light sensing systems. Without
them, we would not be able to manufacture computer chips, monitor aircraft
engines, or perform minimally invasive laser surgery.
CeramOptec offers a comprehensive line of high quality fiber assemblies,
bundles, and fused-end bundles that exhibit exceptional temperature capabilities,
power handling, and transmission values. We manufacture stock and custom
silica/silica, plastic-clad silica, hard polymer-clad silica optical fibers; and low
loss bundles and assemblies for UV, VIS and IR transmission, medical laser
delivery, sensors, plasma fusion, and spectroscopy.
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The only specialty fiber optics company
to make its own preforms, CeramOptec
adheres to the most stringent quality
parameters every step of the way—
setting the standards for quality, cost,
and performance. Our innovative fibers
are drawn from the tallest draw tower
in North America, then spooled while
simultaneously testing for strength and
tolerance. By maintaining complete
control over the entire production
process—from preform manufacture
to finished fibers, bundles, and
assemblies—we provide superior
quality control, custom solutions, and
competitive pricing. And with several
facilities worldwide, we are able to
offer our customers local, prompt,
and reliable service.
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CeramOptec has spent nearly
two decades advancing the field
of specialty optical fibers.
Our fibers are the guiding
light of lasers and are used in
spacecraft sensing and
controls, particle detection,
and nuclear physics.
Many applications, from chemical
analysis and remote illumination to
laser surgery and photodynamic
therapy (PDT) require CeramOptec’s
precise fiber optics—which provide
improved wavelength accuracy, a
wide range of numerical apertures
for just the right light, and limitless
core/clad relationships.
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Our unique, patented manufacturing process allows us to make these products
available in a wide variety of diameters and coatings for the broadest range of
wavelengths—all assembled to your specifications.
As the manufacturer of the world’s first UV non-solarizing optical fiber, it is
CeramOptec’s innovation that sets us apart in the complex technology of
optical fibers and allows us to break down the barriers of UV spectroscopy
and sensing applications. It also enables us to offer our customers the most
Spectroscopic
Applications
Ultraviolet (UV)
and Visible
comprehensive line of unique, patented products in the industry.
Industrial / Scientific
Markets Served by CeramOptec
CeramOptec serves the scientific, medical, and industrial markets with
optical fiber, diode and diode-pumped Nd:YAG lasers, and spectroscopic fiber
accessories. CeramOptec produces standard and custom silica/silica,
Replacement for UV
liquid light guides
Spectroscopy
Sensors
UV photolithography
plastic-clad silica, and hard polymer-clad silica optical fibers and low loss
Laser welding/
soldering/marking
bundles and assemblies for UV, VIS, and IR transmission, medical laser
Laser delivery
delivery, sensors, plasma fusion, and spectroscopy.
Nuclear plasma
diagnostics
Most products can be made with high (+1500°C) or low (-190°C) temperature
capability and are available in custom lengths. Our new MIR silver halide
crystalline fiber is ideal for laser power delivery and remote IR sensing (4 to
Analytical instruments
Laser diode pigtailing
Pyrometry
16 microns), and our fused silica capillary tubing is perfect for analytical
Semiconductor capital
equipment
instruments and industrial applications.
Thomson scattering
Remote spectroscopy and other markets are served with fiber performance
UV illumination and
monitoring
from 160 nm to 2.5 microns, -190°C to +1500°C, in vacuum environments
UV Raman
spectroscopy
(10-9 torr), and in long fiber lengths. UV, VIS, NIR, and MIR fibers and bundles
UV curing
are manufactured in any length requested. Any and all environments are
welcomed, including oil, radiation, monitoring, and outer space. Our fused
silica optical fibers are ideal for deep UV, VIS, NIR, and MIR and are available
as bare fibers, bundles and cable.
Highlighted Products—CeramOptec Innovation at Its Best
PowerLightGuide® Non-Solarizing Fused End Bundles
For long-term performance, PowerLightGuide all silica fiber optic bundles,
fused-end bundles, and assemblies set the standard. Tested for well over
40,000 continuous, unfiltered hours, our PowerLightGuide bundles exhibit
level, steady transmission at 95% of the original input!
Medical
Medical diagnostics
Laser delivery
Photodynamic therapy
Medical treatments
such as UV psoriasis
treatment
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PowerLightGuide fused-end bundles offer a distinct advantage over liquid light
guides because they exhibit exceptional throughput for wavelengths ranging
from 160 to 1200 nm—without solarization. Unlike liquid light guides, our
Spectroscopic
Applications
Near Infrared (NIR)
and Visible
new PowerLightGuides are available in unlimited lengths and will not leak or
deteriorate over time.
Optran Ultra™—High NA (0.37, 0.44, and 0.53) Water Free Optical Fiber
Industrial/Scientific
NIR spectroscopy—
5 db at 1385 nm—
less than 2 parts
per billion
As the innovative leader of the fiber optic industry, CeramOptec is proud to
introduce its new line of high NA optical fiber—Optran Ultra. Optran Ultra
fibers offer unmatched performance with their 0.37, 0.44, and 0.53 numerical
FTIR spectroscopy
apertures. Ideal for a broad range of applications, from spectroscopy to
Sensors
sensing, CeramOptec’s innovative Optran Ultra fibers exhibit exceptional
Laser welding/
soldering/marking
spectral transmission from 350-2200 nm.
Laser delivery
Nuclear plasma
diagnostics
Analytical
instruments
Laser diode pigtailing
Quality Certification You Can Trust
We ensure the highest degree of quality and performance for our customers
by remaining committed to our comprehensive manufacturing processes. Our
Pyrometry
manufacturing facilities follow strict guidelines that allow for the ability to trace
Semiconductor
capital equipment
from raw materials to fiber production, product assembly, testing, packaging,
Medical
optimal bundle transmission, geometrics, NA, and spectral fiber attenuation.
and sterilization of medical fibers. Our products are stringently tested for
Medical diagnostics
Laser delivery
Photodynamic
therapy
Mid Infrared (MIR)
About CeramOptec
CeramOptec was founded in 1986 by Dr. Wolfgang Neuberger and today is
the global leader in the specialty fiber optic industry. We have established
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities around the globe—each equipped with
Medical
the latest in fiber and assembly technology. We manufacture the highest quality
CO2 laser delivery
and widest variety of specialty optical fiber, bundles, and accessories available
Industrial/Scientific
FT-IR spectroscopy
on the market today in these facilities—with unmatched delivery times for
standard and custom orders.
Pyrometry
Laser marking
Remote, non-contact,
temperature control
IR imaging
Laser surface
treatment
CeramOptec is a subsidiary of biolitec AG, an international leader in innovative
pharmaceuticals, advanced medical and industrial lasers, fiber optic laser
delivery systems, and medical endoprobes. biolitec AG is a publicly traded
corporation listed on the Frankfurt Exchange’s Neuer Markt (symbol: BIB).
For additional information about biolitec, please visit www.biolitec.com.
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CeramOptec’s patented
manufacturing process ensures
exceptional temperature
capability for heat intensive
applications, vibration resistance
for optimum performance in
oscillating conditions, and the
best transmission from the
deep UV to the MIR.
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NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE
CeramOptec Industries, Inc.
515 A Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
CeramOptec GmbH
Siemensstrasse 44
53121 Bonn
Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 228 979 67 0
Fax: +49 (0) 228 979 67 99
E-Mail: info@ceramoptec.de
Tel: +1 800-934-2377
Tel: +1 413-525-0600
Fax: +1 413-525-1112
E-Mail: salesengineering@ceramoptec.com
E-Mail: info@ceramoptec.com
WEST COAST SALES OFFICE
CeramOptec Industries, Inc.
Tel: +1 408-362-0100
Fax: +1 408-629-1657
E-Mail: salesengineering@ceramoptec.com
E-Mail: info@ceramoptec.com
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