{"id":484,"date":"2015-01-29T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T15:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeusinc.wpengine.com\/specs_industry\/fiber-optics\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:09:51","slug":"fiber-optics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/markets\/fiber-optics\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiber Optics"},"content":{"rendered":"

More industries rely on optical fiber for communication and sensing than ever before. Zeus has developed an array of\u00a0polymer reinforced optical fibers<\/a>, extruded sheathing, multi-lumens, and profiles to address these changing market needs. Our polymer solutions protect optical fibers in applications that require mechanical strength as well as resistance to harsh chemicals, abrasion, and high temperatures. We will work with you to develop a solution that ensures your fiber maintains integrity even in the harshest of environments.<\/p>\n

Zeus works with OEMs, sensor manufacturers, and cable manufacturers to develop solutions to protect and deploy optical fibers using polymer solutions such as PEEK, PTFE, PFA, ETFE, PVDF, FEP, and more.<\/p>\n

Polymer Comparison<\/h3>\n

To support engineers as they investigate best\u2013match protection for their application, Zeus provides the table below outlining the different benefits of various polymers deployed in fiber optic coatings and sheathings.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Polymer<\/strong><\/td>\nKey Benefits<\/strong><\/td>\nCommon Applications<\/strong><\/td>\nIndustry<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ETFE<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Service temperature: 302 \u00b0F (150 \u00b0C)<\/li>\n
  • Temperature stability<\/li>\n
  • Good radiation resistance<\/li>\n
  • Mechanical integrity<\/li>\n
  • Low coefficient of friction<\/li>\n
  • Low water absorption<\/li>\n
  • Improved strength<\/li>\n
  • Sterilizable by multiple methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n

Avionics<\/p>\n

Housing for light guides<\/p>\n

Protection for medical probes<\/td>\n

\n

Aerospace<\/p>\n

Medical<\/p>\n

Telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

FEP<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Service temperature: 392 \u00b0F (200 \u00b0C)<\/li>\n
  • Temperature stability<\/li>\n
  • Chemical resistance<\/li>\n
  • Low water absorption<\/li>\n
  • Low coefficient of friction<\/li>\n
  • Good tensile strength<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n

High transmittance housing for fiber optic lighting<\/p>\n

Low-friction lead-in tubes.<\/td>\n

\n

Aerospace<\/p>\n

Automotive<\/p>\n

Energy<\/p>\n

Telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PEEK<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Service temperature: 500 \u00b0F (260 \u00b0C)<\/li>\n
  • Radiation resistance<\/li>\n
  • Thermal stability<\/li>\n
  • Chemical resistance<\/li>\n
  • Abrasion resistance<\/li>\n
  • Mechanical integrity<\/li>\n
  • Tensile strength<\/li>\n
  • Enhanced pushability<\/li>\n
  • Sterilizable by multiple methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n

Strain and temperature sensing in harsh environments<\/p>\n

Embedded sensors for structural and composite monitoring<\/td>\n

\n

Aerospace<\/p>\n

Automotive<\/p>\n

Energy<\/p>\n

Medical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PFA<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Service temperature: 500 \u00b0F (260 \u00b0C)<\/li>\n
  • Temperature stability<\/li>\n
  • Chemical resistance<\/li>\n
  • Low coefficient of friction<\/li>\n
  • Tensile strength<\/li>\n
  • Low smoke, toxicity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n

Protective housing for aerospace data cables<\/p>\n

Pipeline Monitoring<\/td>\n

\n

Aerospace<\/p>\n

Energy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PTFE<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Working temperature: 500 \u00b0F (260 \u00b0C)<\/li>\n
  • Low coefficient of friction<\/li>\n
  • Low water absorption<\/li>\n
  • Chemical resistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n

Low friction liner for fan-out kits and cables<\/p>\n

Cryogenic cables<\/p>\n

Temperature sensor delivery<\/td>\n

\n

Aerospace<\/p>\n

Automotive<\/p>\n

Medical<\/p>\n

Telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PVDF<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Working temperature: 302 \u00b0F (150 \u00b0C)<\/li>\n
  • Temperature stability<\/li>\n
  • Chemical resistance<\/li>\n
  • Radiation resistance<\/li>\n
  • Mechanical integrity<\/li>\n
  • Low coefficient of friction<\/li>\n
  • Low water absorption<\/li>\n
  • Tensile strength<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n

Cables requiring low flame spread, limited smoke generation<\/p>\n

Housing for high radiation environments<\/td>\n

\n

Aerospace<\/p>\n

Medical<\/p>\n

Energy<\/p>\n

Telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More industries rely on optical fiber for communication and sensing than ever before. Zeus has developed an array of\u00a0polymer reinforced optical fibers, extruded sheathing, multi-lumens, and profiles to address these changing market needs. Our polymer solutions protect optical fibers in applications that require mechanical strength as well as resistance to harsh chemicals, abrasion, and high…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":485,"parent":430,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-specifications.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-484","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/484\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}