Article Abstracts | March 2005
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Image Fiber Delivers Vision of the Future
Customization of optical fiber leads to new applications in monitoring, manufacturing and research.
by Rob Walker and Neil Bessant, Fujikura Europe Ltd.
For remote or semiflexible viewing systems, ultrathin image fiber delivers vision to previously inconceivable locations. Until recently, applications for this type of optical fiber have been in the medical industry, primarily in endoscopes. Because of the versatility of the image fiber, however, it is meeting a variety of specialized demands.
Conventional telecommunications fiber typically is constructed from silica glass and features a single doped core, a pure silica cladding, a coating and possibly a 250- or 900-µm-diameter outer jacket. The fiber is drawn in a single strand from a preform rod and put onto reels or into cables, depending on the application. Wavelengths of telecommunications fiber range typically from about 850 to 1550 nm to enable optimum data transmission...
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