Technology of high birefringent microstructured polymer optical fibers

Authors

  • Jan Wójcik Department of Optical Fibres Technology, Maria Curie Sklodowska University
  • Pawel Mergo Department of Optical Fibres Technology, Maria Curie Sklodowska University
  • Jacek Klimek
  • Grzegorz Wójcik
  • Krzysztof Skorupski
  • Janusz Pędzisz
  • Jarosław Kopeć

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4302/photon.%20lett.%20pl.v2i1.103

Abstract

Commercially available silica glass microstructured optical fibers with birefringence caused by filling factor asymmetry may be used in optical fiber sensors. Nevertheless, their compatibility with soft polymers is rather poor. Better fitting needs to be obtained between optical fibers and materials with smaller Young modulus. High birefringent microstructured polymer optical fibers with, understandably, a relatively very small Young modulus are quite well-known but their technology and sensor properties are rather slightly advanced [1]. The paper presents the technology of manufacturing high birefringent microstructured polymer optical fibers mPOF HB from polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA). The fabricated fibers were characterized from the point of optical, transmission and sensor properties.

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References:
  1. M. Large, C. Poladian, L. Barton, and G. Eijkelenborg, "Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers", Springer, 2008. [CrossRef]
  2. Wojcik J. at all, "Prototype of the side-hole HB optical fiber", Proceedings SPIE 3731, 88 (1999). [CrossRef]
  3. Wojcik J., at all, Photonic Letters of Poland 2 (1), (2010). <
  4. Wojcik J., at all, Lightguides and Their Applications Conference TAL2009 (in press).

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2010-03-30

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[1]
J. Wójcik, “Technology of high birefringent microstructured polymer optical fibers”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. pp. 4–6, Mar. 2010.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010)

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