SCHOTT A08025.40 Single Flexible 40" Fiber Optic Light Guide 0.25" Diameter

The SCHOTT A08025.40 Single Flexible Light Guide is a premium fiber optic illumination accessory designed for efficient and precise light transmission in research applications, including biotechnology, molecular diagnostics, and bioprocessing workflows. This flexible light guide features:

• Active Input Fiber Diameter: 0.25" (6 mm) optimized for high-intensity light delivery essential in fluorescence analysis and live-cell imaging setups.
• Bundle Length: 40" (1016 mm), providing ample reach for benchtop optical instruments and experimental rigs.
• Distal Ferrule Diameter: 0.393" (10 mm), compatible with standard output ferrules accepting spot lenses and polarizing caps, facilitating integration into complex optical systems.
• Tubing Diameter: 0.47" (12 mm) with black anodized aluminum bundle input and PVC-covered metal tubing sheath, ensuring durability and tight bending radius for flexible routing in confined laboratory spaces.
• Standard input compatibility with Dichroic color filters, diffusers, and ColdVision Series light sources, supporting diverse illumination configurations required in synthetic biology and biomanufacturing research.

This light guide plays a critical role in biophotonics applications by enabling stable, uniform light conveyance crucial for microscopy illumination and spectral filtering in cell imaging and molecular biology research. The tight bending radius design aids in precise fiber positioning, making it widely adopted in molecular cloning workflows and complex optical instrumentation environments.

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