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Design Parameters for Multimode Fluoride Fibers: Effects of Coating and Bending on Loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

L. E. Busse
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6505, Washington, DC 20375-5000
I. D. Aggarwal
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6505, Washington, DC 20375-5000
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Abstract

Numerical calculations of losses due to polymer coatings and macrobending have been made for step index multimode fluoride fibers. To avoid such losses, fiber core and cladding diameters and numerical aperture must be chosen carefully.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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