Experimental determination and ray-tracing simulation of bending losses in melt-spun polymer optical fibres

Abstract The damping properties and specifically the bend losses of polymer optical fibres (POFs) have so far only been documented by experimental work, investigating bending parameters such as bending radius, length, and distance of the bends. Even though damping mechanisms and causes are well-know...

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Main Authors: Birgit Lustermann, B. Maike Quandt, Sebastian Ulrich, Fabrizio Spano, René M. Rossi, Luciano F. Boesel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68568-0