Optical fiber technology

Lagorceix, H., Reynaud, R, 1995, Squeezing highly Birefringent Fiber for an Accurate Nondestructive Determination of Principal-Axis Orientation along the Waveguide application to Fiber Babinet Compensator Implementations Optical Fiber Technology 1, 171... 

Techniques for fabricating low-cost optical components such as graded index lenses, microlenses, couplers, splitters, and polarizers are needed to support optical fiber technology. Traditionally, amorphous inorganic materials have been nsed, bnt there are tremendons... 

Laboratory of Optical Fibers Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland... 

In the 1980s, it was commonplace to make chemical experiments with domestic MW ovens however, since they were produced as cheaply as possible for mass domestic markets, they rarely incorporated temperature monitoring as a feature. This resulted in some novel observations, but not reproducible science. It was eventually recognized that the most reliable and least intrusive way of monitoring the temperature was based on fluoro-optic fiber technology (Luxtron)—however, such systems initially cost several times as much as the cavity itself. Once... 

Recent developments in optical fiber technology brings new life to the prospect of optical telecommunications and has triggered broad efforts to develop the science and technology essential to realize new communication concepts such as information super highway. 

Zubia, J., Arme, J., Avril 2001. Plastic optical fibers an introduction to their technological processes and applications. Optical Fiber Technology 7 (2), 101—140. 

Peng, G.D., Xiong, Z., Chu, P.L., April 1999. Photosensitivity and grating in dye-doped polymer optical fibers. Optical Fiber Technology 5 (2), 242—251. 

The advantages of the vibrational methods are that they are nondestructive, fast, and easy to use, and that remote measurement can be achieved through use of optic-fiber technology. Vibrational spectroscopic techniques provide methods of determining the chemical structure of a polymer and have the advantage that the methods are applicable to all polymers regardless of the phase or state of order in the system. The complete analysis of any type or shape of a polymer sample, from raw material via intermediate to final product, is possible on an as it is basis in the majority of cases. 

In several cases, the samples are not available for study in a laboratory Raman-scattering facility (e.g., stained glasses in churches) one must then proceed to in situ studies. Remote Raman-scattering instruments have been developed for this purpose they use optical fibers technologies as illustrated in Fig. 25. 

We believe that the next big step in optical fiber technology will be plastic optical fibers (POFs). In advanced countries, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services that interconnect homes with a GOF backbone are well established. However, intrabuilding networks such as home networks have yet to be adequately developed. With the increase in the number and use of home PCs, high-definition (3D) TVs, blu-ray devices, digital cameras, storage devices, and intelligent home appliances, the demand has increased for optical data-link connections not only up to the... 

The objective was to treat polymers so as to produce optical waveguide layers, as well as to explore a promising method for making optical devices needed for optical fiber technology. 

Townsend, P.D. 1998. Quantum cr5 ptography on optical fiber networks. Optical Fiber Technology 4(4) 345-370. 

Today, optical fibers and their applications have become ubiquitous. In less than half a century after their development, glass optical fibers (GOFs) have dramatically changed our way of life by making instant and immediate communication possible aaoss the world. Currently, plastic optical fibers (PDFs) are being considered as the next big step in optical fiber technology. This is because of the following reasons In advanced countries. 

Nowadays, because of the developments of optical fiber technology, optical fibers are more frequently used for guiding the light freely to the desired positions and in the desired directions. This brings about tremendous changes to the designs of detection optics and other optical elements of the optical system. 

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