AmbientFiber®

Enabling Superior Lighting Solutions

Radial-emitting illumination fibers with optimum design freedom for uniform lighting effects in product design or for ambient lighting. Simple to install and offering considerable freedom for product designers.

Your advantages at a glance

Homogeneous light distribution
Customer-specific cable types are possible
Various fiber cross-sections for optimal bending and lighting properties
Small bending radiuses

No photodarkening
Small fiber core diameters for especially fine lines
Large fiber core diameters for more intense effects
Any color can be shown (depending on light source)

Durable and long-lasting
Cost-effective
Exterior form can be designed as required
High damage thresholds
Fiber conducts no current (EMC)

Range of products and services

Product portfolio

UV-VIS-IR
Core diameter 100 µm – 1,250 µm
Outer diameter from 400 µm
Individual geometries for outer material (round, flat, etc.)
NA 0.37 to 0.49
Operating temperature −40 °C to +150 °C
Cooperation during pre-development and the final product design phase
Product modifications and customer-specific solutions
Assemblies

Product properties

Ultrapure Fused Silica
Suitable for RGB LEDs, laser light sources, and many more
Can be laid underwater
Chemical resistance

Ordering options

Jacket material: polyamide, ETFE, PVC, PA, others on request
Cut to length
End face processing
Assembly options (connectors, couplers, interfaces)
Design or assembly of light launching system
Biocompatible materials on request

Fields of use

Automotive (interior and exterior lighting)
Transportation (rolling stock, maritime applications, aerospace)
Architecture (pool and spa lighting, exterior building lighting)
Security, safety, and emergency exit lighting
Electrical appliances
Wearables

Applications

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Further information

How can product design be utilized as a differentiator in competitive markets? By using filigree lines of light in the final product, for example. To achieve this, BU Fiber Optics has developed an optical fiber in-house that emits light in all directions: this fiber creates an almost unlimited number of opportunities for ambient lighting and new approaches to product design.

AmbientFiber is characterized by its uniform emission of light at 360° across the entire length of the fiber – in contrast to a more punctiform LED illumination. The core of the optical fiber is Fused Silica, which works to prevent any discoloration effects or undesirable reactions to incident sunlight.

AmbientFiber can be used in a huge range of applications: in the automotive industry (interior and exterior lighting), in interior and emergency lighting applications for aircraft, ocean-going vessels and trains, in the field of automation and drives as a visual feedback system, and for building illumination in architecture and infrastructure. In the field of electrical appliances, AmbientFiber could be used to develop light-effect cables for electrical devices or illuminated charging cables. Interesting product developments are also possible in the wearables industry, which manufactures intelligent textiles and accessories that include illuminated hi-vis vests, footwear, and many more. When used with miniaturized sensors, AmbientFiber is also capable of indicating changes in temperature, pressure or humidity.

What is your AmbientFiber application?