Glass Light Guides with Cylindrical, Square, Tapered or Any Special Shape

Glass cylindrical rod light guide is a device that transmits light from one light source to another point at a distance from the light source with minimal loss, widely used in communications and medical care:

Optical communication semiconductor light source, laser light source.

Guide light for photoelectric device.

Various medical equipment, such as Pom light infrared therapy instrument.

The light guides are usually made of optical material and we provide glass light guides.

Specification of glass light guide

Color: transparent.

Diameter: 2-100 mm.

Treatment: polished.

Shape: cylindrical, square, tapered or any special shape (arrow, star, half moon, etc.), and other shapes can be customized as customer's requirements.

Size: Glass light guide's size can be customized as customer's requirements.

Packaging and transportation

To avoid rupture, the glass light guides with foamed paper packaging then packed in wooden case.

We can also package the glass light guide according to customer's requirements.

There are four glass light guides with tapered columns.

GLD-01: Tapered columns shaped glass light guide.There are two half-cylinder glass rods light guides.

GLD-02: Half-cylinder shaped glass light guide.

There are two glass light guides like the shape of shoes.

GLD-03: Shoes shaped glass light guide.There are ten glass light guides like the shape of arrows.

GLD-04: Arrows shaped glass light guide.

Different shapes of glass light guide plates like round, square, rectangular, prismatic and so on.

GLD-05: Round, square, rectangular, prismatic shaped glass light guide plate.Different shapes of glass light guide plates like square, rectangular, prismatic and so on.

GLD-06: Square, rectangular, prismatic shaped glass light guide plates.

The outer diameter of the upper end of a glass light guide measured with vernier caliper is 5 mm.

GLD-07: Dimensional measurement of the glass light guide.A whiteboard pen and four little glass light guides.

GLD-08: Size comparison between whiteboard pen and glass light guide.

Features and advantages of glass light guide

Good light transmission, visible light transmittance> 90%.

High acid and alkali resistance, resistance to chemical attack.

High temperature, can be used at 1000 °C for a long time and the highest temperature can be 1300 °C within a short period of time.

Good thermal stability, thermal expansion coefficient is small, can withstand a strong temperature change.

Environmentally friendly.

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Customized type:

Nail Shaped Glass Light Guide for Optical Equipment.