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==Clarity==
 
==Clarity==
 
Freshly cut light guide demonstrates remarkable clarity and minimal light loss.  These images illustrate the smoothness of an undamaged surface.
 
Freshly cut light guide demonstrates remarkable clarity and minimal light loss.  These images illustrate the smoothness of an undamaged surface.
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[[File:Exceptionally Clear New LG 0005.JPG|thumb|left|Figure 1: Light Guide recently cut from spool shows exceptional clarity under laser light. (MFR Saint Gobain BCF-98)]]
  
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[[File:Open Shutter LG End DSC 0020.JPG|thumb|Figure 3: Polished end of light guide away from light source, recently cut from spool. Long exposure reveals minimal light loss relative to end. (MFR Saint Gobain BCF-98)]]
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[[File:Bright Clear Nearly Perfect DSC 0019.JPG|thumb|center|Figure 2: Top view of light guide recently cut from spool. Uniform brightness indicates few surface abnormalities. (MFR Saint Gobain BCF-98)]]
  
 
==Light Retention Along Length==
 
==Light Retention Along Length==

Revision as of 04:06, 28 December 2015

Used Fibers

Light Loss Along Length

Surface Imperfections

New Fibers

Clarity

Freshly cut light guide demonstrates remarkable clarity and minimal light loss. These images illustrate the smoothness of an undamaged surface.

Figure 1: Light Guide recently cut from spool shows exceptional clarity under laser light. (MFR Saint Gobain BCF-98)


Figure 3: Polished end of light guide away from light source, recently cut from spool. Long exposure reveals minimal light loss relative to end. (MFR Saint Gobain BCF-98)
Figure 2: Top view of light guide recently cut from spool. Uniform brightness indicates few surface abnormalities. (MFR Saint Gobain BCF-98)

Light Retention Along Length

Damage from Clamp

Other Surface Imperfections