Polymer Optical Fibres: Fibre Types, Materials, Fabrication, Characterisation and Applications

Polymer Optical Fibres: Fibre Types, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications explores polymer optical fibers, specifically their materials, fabrication, characterization, measurement techniques, and applications. Optical effects, including light propagation, degrading effects of attenuation, scattering, and dispersion, are explained. Other important parameters like mechanical strength, operating temperatures, and processability are also described. Polymer optical fibers (POF) have a number of advantages over glass fibers, such as low cost, flexibility, low weight, electromagnetic immunity, good bandwidth, simple installation, and mechanical stability.

Provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of materials, fabrication, properties, measurement techniques, and applications of POFFocuses on industry needs in communication, illumination and sensors, the automotive industry, and medical and biotechnologyFeatures input from leading experts in POF technology, with experience spanning optoelectronics, polymer, and textilesExplains optical effects, including light propagation, degrading effects of attenuation, scattering, and dispersion

1. Introduction – why we made this book

2. Basics of light guidance

3. Basic principles of optical fibres

4. Special fibres and components

5. Materials, chemical properties and analysis

6. Fabrication techniques for polymer optical fibres

7. Mechanical properties of polymer-optical fibres

8. Polymer-optical fibres for data transmission

9. Applications of polymer-optical fibres in sensor technology, lighting and further applications

10. Polymer-optical fibre (POF) integration into textile fabric structures

11. Overview of the POF market