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| == Fiber Research == | | == 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. |
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| + | | [[Image:Xyfibersizehist.jpg|right]] || || [[Image:X vs yfibersizeplot.jpg|left]] |
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| === Epoxies === | | === Epoxies === |