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F671SMA-405 SMA fiber collimator with an MHP200L02 patch cable secured in an AD11NT adapter

• Smooth 1" (25.4 mm) Outer Diameter
• Two Setscrews Secure Collimator in Adapter
• Versions for Fixed Collimators and Collimation Tubes

These collimator adapters are designed to mount fixed collimation packages in Ø1" (Ø25.4 mm) mounts. Each adapter has a double bored center hole and an unthreaded 1" (25.4 mm) outer diameter. Two nylon-tipped setscrews hold the collimation package against two lines of contact created by the double bore. Both setscrews feature a 1/16" hex socket. The adapter design centers the collimator within the outer diameter, which in turn aligns the collimated beam to the center of the mount it is held in.

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F240SMA-A fiber collimator with an MHP200L02 patch cable secured in the AD12F collimator adapter

• External SM1 (1.035"-40) Threads
• Two Setscrews Secure Collimator in Adapter
• Versions for Fixed Collimators, Collimated Laser Diodes, and Collimation Tubes

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The AD8F, AD11F, AD12F, and AD15F collimator adapters are designed to mount Ø8, Ø11, Ø12, and Ø15 mm collimation packages, respectively, in SM1-compatible mounts, lens tubes, and cage components. The adapter has external SM1 threads and a double bored center hole. Two inline 1/16" hex setscrews with nylon tips are used to press the collimation package against the two lines of contact created by the double bore (see the mechanical drawing to the left) and position the collimation package so that its optical axis is coincident with the center of the SM1-compatible component that the adapter is placed in.

The AD11F and AD12F contain through holes on opposing sides of the central hole that are mechanically compatible with our SPW909 and SPW801 spanner wrenches.

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CFC-2X-A FC/PC fiber collimator with a P1-305A-FC-1 patch cable secured in the AD9.5F collimator adapter

• External SM1 (1.035"-40) Threads
• Compatible with our Adjustable Collimators
• Ø1/2" Counterbore for Tightening an FC Connector onto a Collimator

The AD9.5F collimator adapter is designed to mount Ø9.5 mm collimation packages, such our adjustable fiber collimators, in SM1-compatible mounts, lens tubes, and cage components. The adapter has external SM1 threads, a double-bored central hole, and features a Ø1/2" couterbore on the back side so that an FC connector can be threaded onto the collimator. A 1/16" hex, nylon-tipped setscrew is used to press the collimation package against the two lines of contact created by the double bore and positions the collimation package so that its optical axis is coincident with the center of the SM1-compatible component that the adapter is placed in.

The through holes on opposing sides of the central hole are mechanically compatible with our SPW909 and SPW801 spanner wrenches.

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F220SMA-780 SMA fiber collimator connected with a MHP200L02 patch cable threaded in the AD12F collimator adapter

• Internally M11 x 0.5 and M9 x 0.5 Threaded
• External SM05 Threads
• Compatible with Many Collimation Packages and Aspheric Lens Cells

The AD1109F adapter is designed to mount optical components with external M11 x 0.5 or M9 x 0.5 threading in SM05-compatible mounts, lens tubes, and cage components. Thorlabs' F220, F230, and F260 series of fixed aspheric lens fiber collimation packages have external M11 x 0.5 threading, while the A390TM, A397TM, A375TM, C110TME, C220TME, C230TM, C260TM, C280TM, C330TM, C340TM, C560TME, C570TM, C671TM, A110TM, and A220TM mounted aspheric lenses have external M9 x 0.5 threading. The AD1109F can be paired with the SM1A6 adapter that converts external SM05 threading to external SM1 threading so that the AD1109F can be used in SM1-compatible mounts, lens tubes, and cage components.

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F220SMA-780 SMA fiber collimator with a MHP200L02 patch cable mounted in the RMS11P collimator adapter

• Internally M11 x 0.5 Threaded
• Externally RMS (0.800"-36) Threaded
• Compatible with Our F220, F230, and F260 Collimators

The RMS11P is designed to mate M11 x 0.5 threaded collimation packages to internally RMS-threaded (0.800"-36) components. The knurled outer edge allows the adapter to be secured without a spanner wrench.

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SM GRIN Collimator in SM1PT Lens Tube Mount

• Externally SM05- or SM1-Threaded Version
• Ø0.14" (Ø3.5 mm) Center Hole
• Nylon-Tipped Setscrew Secures GRIN Collimator

These adapters are designed to mount Thorlab's GRIN Lens Fiber Collimators in SM05- or SM1-compatible mounts, lens tubes, and cage components. A 1/16" hex, nylon-tipped setscrew is used to press the GRIN lens fiber collimator against the two lines of contact created by the double-bored mounting hole. The adapters' design ensures that the GRIN lens is aligned with the optical axis when mounted into a SM05 or SM1 lens tube.