| Adhesive |
Fiber Optic Adhesive Applications |
Fiber Optic Adhesive Features |
Low Shrink Fixturing and Positioning Adhesives (not designed for use in the optical path) |
| OP-64-LS |
Fixturing fiber optic couplings, lenses and prisms |
No Shrink™; low outgassing for alignment stability; bonds to metal, glass and ceramics; low to no movement during cure or thermal excursions; high Tg |
| OP-65-LS |
Fixturing fiber optic couplings, lenses and prisms |
No Shrink™; low outgassing for alignment stability; low shrinkage; High Tg;; low to no movement during thermal excursions; bonds to glass and plastic |
| OP-66-LS |
Fixturing fiber optic couplings, lenses and prisms |
No Shrink™; least movement after heating; linear shrinkage <0.1% after 24 hours at 120° C; high Tg; bonds to glass, ceramic and metal |
UV Curable Fiber Optic Adhesives (designed for use in the optical path) |
| OP-52 |
Fiber optic splicing; unitizing fiber bundles; pig tailing; lens bonding; mounting fiber optics |
High optic clarity; high strength; moderate viscosity; solvent-free; bonds to borosilicate, quartz and soda lime glass, PC and acrylic |
| OP-54 |
Fiber optic splicing; unitizing fiber bundles; pig tailing; lens bonding; mounting fiber optics |
Low outgassing, shrinkage and moisture absorption; no movement during cure or thermal excursions; opaque; bonds glass, ABS, filled Nylon and metal |
| OP-4-20632 |
Bonding fiber optic couplings and prisms |
Clear; tenacious adhesion to glass and metal; low shrink on cure; Tg increases with heat exposure; moisture resistant; resists yellowing |
| OP-4-20639 |
Fiber capping; bonding optic couplings, gratings, lenses and prisms |
Clear; rigid; excellent adhesion; Refractive Index of 1.47; resilient; very low wicking viscosity; bonds to glass, ceramic, plastic and metal |
| OP-4-20641 |
Bonding and laminating fiber optic couplings, gratings, lenses and prisms |
Low shrinkage UV cure (<0.5%) with high optical clarity; good adhesion; clear; low shrinkage; thick, flowing gap filling viscosity |
| OP-4-20647 |
Fiber capping; bonding optic couplings, gratings, lenses and prisms |
Refractive Index of 1.47; soft; flexible; low stress; high elongation of 300%; very low wicking viscosity; bonds glass, ceramic, plastic and metal |
| OP-4-20655 |
Bonding and laminating fiber optic couplings, gratings, lenses and prisms |
Low Tg (-57° C); low stress for cold thermal cycling; very soft; excellent adhesion to glass, ceramic, plastic and metal |
| OP-4-20658 |
Fiber optic bonding |
High Refractive Index of 1.585; excellent adhesion to glass and metals; rigid; clear; cationic epoxy |
| OP-4-20663 |
Bonding fiber optic couplings and prisms |
Tg >100° C with UV cure and no post bake; excellent thermal cycling with minimal degradation of optics or strength; low shrinkage UV cure (<0.8%) |
| OP-4-20725 |
Bonding fiber optic connections |
Low refractive index; resilient; clear; soft; bonds to glass, ceramics, plastics and metal |
NOTE: Please refer to individual Product Data Sheets for curing suggestions. |