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Polymer fiber optics : materials, physics, and applications
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Polymer fiber optics : materials, physics, and applications

Author: Mark G Kuzyk
Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, ©2007.
Series: Optical science and engineering (Boca Raton, Fla.), 117.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Examines the scientific principles, characterization techniques, and fabrication methods used to design and produce high quality optical fibers. This book documents the underlying physics of polymer  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mark G Kuzyk
ISBN: 1574447068 9781574447064
OCLC Number: 65644719
Description: 399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: HISTORY OF POLYMER OPTICAL FIBERS Introduction Using Light for Telecommunications Glass Fibers Polymer Fibers The Future LIGHT PROPAGATION IN A FIBER WAVEGUIDE Introduction Bound Modes of Step-Index Fibers Multimode Waveguides Ray Propagation in a Graded-Index Medium Directional Couplers Conclusion Acknowledgments FABRICATING FIBERS Making Polymer Fibers by Extrusion Making Polymer Fiber by Drawing a Preform Birefringence of Drawn Fibers Mechanical Properties of Fibers THEORY OF REFRACTIVE INDEX AND LOSS Refractive Index Optical Loss Bending Loss Dispersion A Practical Example Polarization CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES AND PROPERTIES Refractive Index Optical Loss Numerical Aperture Bandwidth TRANSMISSION, LIGHT SOURCES, AND AMPLIFIERS Transmission Displays Optical Amplification and Lasing OPTICAL SWITCHING Electrooptic Switching All-Optical Switching STRUCTURED FIBERS AND SPECIALTY APPLICATIONS Bragg Gratings Advanced Structured Fibers Photorefraction Stress and Temperature Sensors Chemical Sensors Appendix - Coupled Wave Equation SMART FIBERS AND MATERIALS Smart Materials Photomechanical Effects The Future of Smart Photonic Materials CONCLUSION Bibliography Index
Series Title: Optical science and engineering (Boca Raton, Fla.), 117.
Responsibility: Mark G. Kuzyk.
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