Optical Polymers: Fibers and Waveguides
Julie P. Harmon (Editor), G. K. Noren (Editor), Gerry K. NorenBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This text examines the design and application of polymeric waveguides and fibers. It discusses new polymer systems designed to expand the efficiency of and the number of applications for polymer waveguides. Topics include graded-index materials, ruggedized systems and dye-doped systems, structure property relations, and new synthetic and processing techniques designed to minimize extrinsic losses.
Synopsis
From a symposium at the Society's August 1999 meeting in New Orleans, 16 papers provide an overview of recent research in using polymer materials rather than glass to carry or guide light waves. The topics include the feasibility of overcoming drawbacks; novel polymers for nonlinear optical applications; optically active, erbium-doped polymers; novel, fluorinated, blends, hard plastic, and ultraviolet- curable polymeric cladding materials; florescent optical fibers for data transmission and scintillator polymers for detectors; designing gradient index fibers; and the effect of climatic and mechanical environments on transmission in fibers. Physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and others might find the information useful. Distributed in the US by Oxford University Press.
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