Glossary
- plastic-clad silica fiber An optical waveguide having a silica core and a plastic cladding.
- plastic jackets The direct cladding used for fused silica cores to create large numerical aperture fibers and used as overcoats to glass-clad fibers to reduce microbend loss and increase mechanical protection.
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