Optical Fibres

Optical fibres are flexible, transparent fibres made of pure silica glass, not much thicker than a human hair, essential for the telecommunications industry.  Constructed with a transparent core surrounded by transparent cladding material, which has a lower index of refraction, optical fibres make use of the highest purity quartz sand on the market. The centre of the optical fibre is often made from ultra-pure synthetic quartz, as any impurities can interfere with the transmission of data. The cladding, however, can be made of ultra-high-purity natural quartz, such as the material supplied by the QUARTZ Corp.