Analysis of the decrease in attenuation achieved by properly bending plastic optical fibres

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-138

  Arrue, J ^a   Zubia, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bends; Plastic optical fibres; Radiation losses

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BENDING (DEFORMATION); LIGHT PROPAGATION; PLASTICS; RADIATION; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; POWER TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS; RADIATION LOSSES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0030125435     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19960181     Document Type: Article

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