Abstract:
A plastic optical fiber comprising a core consisting of an amorphous transparent polymer, a cladding consisting of a transparent polymer having lower refractive index than that of the core polymer and surrounding the core, and a covering consisting of a fiber reinforced plastics surrounding the cladding, which has good heat resistance and mechanical strength.
Abstract:
An optical communication element assembled from an optical fibre bonded in a state of axial compressive stress to a metal tape. The tape may be folded-up into a tube and sealed by soldering. Such elements are strong and not sensitive to stress corrosion.
Abstract:
An image fiber which includes a number of cores arranged at random and covered with an integrated clad. A method of fabricating an image fiber base material collected with a number of optical fiber strands in longitudinally drawn and aligned state comprising the steps of assembling the optical fiber strands of more than two different diameters from each other. In this manner, this method can eliminate the drawbacks of the conventional image fiber by arranging cores at random and can reduce a moire produced in case of connecting to a TV camera, and does not produce disioca- tions or pinholes of core arrangement in the section of the image fiber since a number of cores of the image fiber are arranged at random and are covered with integrated clad.
Abstract:
An optical telecommunication element which is constructed from a central optical fibre which is under an axial pressure and which is incorporated in a close-fitting sheath of supporting fibres having a modulus of elasticity which is at least 4000 kg/mm 2 and is fixed within the sheath by a layer of cured lacquer.
Abstract:
Es wird ein faseroptischer Sensor mit einer von der Meßgröße beeinflußten Meßfaser und mit einer von der Meßgröße unbeeinflußten Referenzfaser beschrieben, bei dem die Meßfaser und die Referenzfaser aus einem einzigen Glasfaser-Lichtwellenleiter besteht, die einen lichtführenden Querschnitt (1) und einen dazu konzenrischen weiteren lichtführenden Querschnitt (3) aufweist. Der äußere lichtfüh rende Querschnitt (3) entspricht der Meßfaser, während der innere lichtführende Querschnitt (1) der Referenzfaser entspricht.
Abstract:
A light source for a high resolution projection lithography system comprises a laser 10 and transforming optical apparatus which transforms the laser source into an optically equivalent self-luminous curved line source. The transforming optical apparatus comprises a two- dimensional array 20 of fly's eye lenses positioned to intercept a collimated parallel beam of light from the laser source and to produce a series of point or small area sources having a selected numerical aperture. An optical fibre array 22 is positioned so that the input end of each fibre receives the light output from one of the lenses in the array. The position of the input end of each fibre is chosen so that light from the illuminating lens underfills the fibre end to preserve the numerical aperture. The output ends of the fibres are arranged in position to produce a curved line source of a desired shape, e.g. a quarter of an annulus. Alternate embodiments are described in which different lens arrays can be selectively positioned to change the numerical aperture of the transforming optical apparatus.
Abstract:
For detecting changes in chemical or physical parameters an optical fibre core has bonded to its surface a chromophore responsive to the parameter. The core preferably has a porous surface with the chromophore coating extending into the porous'structure.
Abstract:
An optical cable element having a core and one or more optical fibres which may comprise a separate secondary coating, the optical fibre or the secondary coating being connected to the core by means of a permanently elastic adhesive.
Abstract:
An optical telecommunication element comprising one or more undulated optical fibres in which the or each fibre (37) extends along a sheath (39), said fibre (37) being in the form of a helix or quasi-helix which has an alternate left-hand and right-hand pitch and wherein the fibres 37 (or fibres) is fixed on the inner wall of the sheath (39) at points (38) of pitch reversal, the points of fixture of the fibres preferably being by glued joints.