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Drawing of Hollow Multilayered All-Polymer Fibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Elio Pone ,
Charles Dubois ,
Ning Guo ,
Yan Gao ,
Alexandre Dupuis ,
Suzanne Lacroix  and
Maksim Skorobogatiy
Elio Pone
Affiliation:
[email protected]École Polytechnique de MontréalMontréal Québec H3C 3A7Canada
Charles Dubois
Affiliation:
[email protected], École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
Ning Guo
Affiliation:
[email protected], École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
Yan Gao
Affiliation:
[email protected], École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
Alexandre Dupuis
Affiliation:
[email protected], École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
Suzanne Lacroix
Affiliation:
[email protected], École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
Maksim Skorobogatiy
Affiliation:
[email protected], École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
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Abstract

We present a fluid dynamics model for the drawing of hollow multilayer polymer optical fiber. A newtonian model is considered assuming slender geometries. Hollow core collapse during drawing and layer thickness non-uniformity are investigated as a function of draw temperature, draw ratio, feeding speed, core pressurization and mismatch of material properties in a multilayer.

Keywords

polymeropticalfiber
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 920: Symposium S – Smart Nanotextiles , 2006 , 0920-S01-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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