* Create a linear motion device that will calibrate a set array of Scintillators
* Create a linear motion device that will calibrate a set array of Scintillators
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== Fiber Research ==
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=== Fiber Width Variation ===
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To make acrylic optical fibers, Bicron uses the stretch method which involves stretching a mass of material into a long fiber of a specific diameter or width in our case. As a result of this process, there develops minor variations in width along the stretched fiber. Since minor variations in width can compound in to a significant misalignment, I have measured the width distribution of 30 fibers cleaved from the same fiber spool. Below is a histogram of the widths and a plot of the x-axis width vs. the y-axis.
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