Light pipes are used for transporting or distributing natural or artificial light. Although all optical fibers and cables can be described as light pipes, the term is generally applied to devices transporting non-data forms of light. In the electronics field, light pipes are most often used for transporting light from LEDs and other light sources to provide remote illumination or display indication.
Light pipes are available in two forms: flexible and rigid. The advantage of rigid pipes is low cost due to single component construction. However they are optically lossy and limited to the provided shapes and lengths unless you are willing to pay engineering and tooling charges. Flexible light pipes employ multiple parts but are easily customized for any solution. Their superior optical transmission characteristics and building block capability make them far more suitable for many applications.
Industrial Fiber Optics offers a "flexible light pipe" product line with various building blocks that can be mixed and matched for nearly any application. None of our products require engineering fees, tooling charges or special training. In addition, our devices were designed around industry standard LED packages. You select the LED that works best for your application.
Product line of flexible light pipes and accessories:
- Light pipe — LED Mounts and Lens Caps
- LEDs — surface mount and leaded
- Light pipe cable and fiber — precut lengths
- Light pipe cable and fiber — spools (bulk)
- Light Pipe Kits
We also offer customized options for: