Metrological experts from the QUEST Institute at PTB did indeed show that, using UV light with a 280 nm wavelength, single-mode transmission was possible -- and that even after more than 100 hours of operation at a power of 15 mW, no UV-induced damage could be detected. raviolet (UV) solarization even at rel-atively high optical powers. Using a process of hydrogen loading and UV irradiation of the fibers, we demonstrate stable single-mode transmission over hundreds of hours for fiber output powers of 10 mW at 280 m and 125 mW at 313 nm (limited only by the. The use of fiber optics in the transmission of light in the UV spectrum is gaining importance. Fields of application include, for example, the spectroscopic examination of ions and atoms; however, analytics also provides interesting application options. Read more in the Optics Express paper published by researchers from NIST. Discover single-mode UV fibers for high-power, low-loss transmission with exceptional solarization resistance. Now, could such a fiber transmit visible light (~400-700 nm) a short distance, say a few meters? Or does the fiber have a. While fiber-optic delivery of light has many advantages, UV light can quickly damage conventional optical fibers.