Direct deflection method for determining refractive-index profiles of polymer optical fiber preforms |
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Authors: | Canfield Brian K Kwiatkowski Christopher S Kuzyk Mark G |
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Affiliation: | Washington State University, Department of Physics, Pullman 99164-2814, USA. bcanfie@mail.wsu.edu |
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Abstract: | We present a method for determining the refractive-index profile of polymer optical fiber preforms through a direct-deflection measurement. The method is simple to use, compact, and has good resolution. The profile is obtained from the deflection data by numerically integrating the differential-ray equation for a radial refractive-index gradient. Corrections for topographical deviations are also discussed. Results for both graded-index and step-index fibers are presented. |
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