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Canfield BK, Kwiatkowski CS, Kuzyk MG. Direct deflection method for determining refractive-index profiles of polymer optical fiber preforms. Appl Opt. 2002;41(17):3404-11doi: 10.1364/ao.41.003404.
Canfield, B. K., Kwiatkowski, C. S., & Kuzyk, M. G. (2002). Direct deflection method for determining refractive-index profiles of polymer optical fiber preforms. Applied optics, 41(17), 3404-11. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.41.003404
Canfield, Brian K, et al. "Direct deflection method for determining refractive-index profiles of polymer optical fiber preforms." Applied optics vol. 41,17 (2002): 3404-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.41.003404
Canfield BK, Kwiatkowski CS, Kuzyk MG. Direct deflection method for determining refractive-index profiles of polymer optical fiber preforms. Appl Opt. 2002 Jun 10;41(17):3404-11. doi: 10.1364/ao.41.003404. PMID: 12074511.
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Appl Opt. 2002 Jun 10;41(17):3404-11. doi: 10.1364/ao.41.003404.

Direct deflection method for determining refractive-index profiles of polymer optical fiber preforms.

Applied optics

Brian K Canfield, Christopher S Kwiatkowski, Mark G Kuzyk

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  1. Washington State University, Department of Physics, Pullman 99164-2814, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12074511 DOI: 10.1364/ao.41.003404

Abstract

We present a method for determining the refractive-index profile of polymer optical fiber preforms through a direct-deflection measurement. The method is simple to use, compact, and has good resolution. The profile is obtained from the deflection data by numerically integrating the differential-ray equation for a radial refractive-index gradient. Corrections for topographical deviations are also discussed. Results for both graded-index and step-index fibers are presented.

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