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Type of optical fiber
Types of optical fiber
Reference standard Core diameter Core material Cladding diameter Cladding material
Hard Plastic Clad Fiber (H-PCF) IEC 60793-2-30 200m Silica glass 230m Fluoroacrylate
All-Glass Fiber (AGF) IEC 60793-2-10 50m62.5m Silica glass 125m Silica glass
Typical Refractive index and Tensile strength
1.52 1.5
Non-PFAS Polymers
Refractive index
1.48 1.46
Silica glass
1.44
1.42 1.4
Silicone Fluoropolymers
1.38 1
10
100
1000
Tensile strength(MPa)
10000
Silicone has the low refractive index but does not have adequate strength for assembling the connector. The polymer without PFAS has adequate strength but the refractive index is not low than a silica glass.