Influence of the processing method for surfaces of plastic optical fibers on their luminous parameters

Krzysztof Zaremba

doi:10.1117/12.581754

8 September 2004 Influence of the processing method for surfaces of plastic optical fibers on their luminous parameters

Krzysztof Zaremba

Proceedings Volume 5576, Lightguides and their Applications II; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.581754
Event: Lightguides and their Applications II, 2003, Krasnobrod, Poland

Abstract

The basic advantage of illuminating plastic optical fibers is related to simplicity of their processing. Thanks to such characteristic, it is possible to create optical fiber bundles, which fit exactly the given illumination solution. Two basic methods of procesing optical fibers are most common: grinding and polishing or thermo-cutting with the means of so-called "hot knife." These two types of processing were then examined against their influence on the luminous parameters: amount of the transferred luminous flux and the shape of the luminous intensity distribution.

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Krzysztof Zaremba "Influence of the processing method for surfaces of plastic optical fibers on their luminous parameters", Proc. SPIE 5576, Lightguides and their Applications II, (8 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.581754

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