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Plastics and Polymers for Optical Transmission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

L. L. Blyler Jr.,
K. A. Cogan and
J. A. Ferrara
L. L. Blyler Jr.
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
K. A. Cogan
Affiliation:
Current Address: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
J. A. Ferrara
Affiliation:
Current Address: Materials Science and Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Abstract

The current stktus of worldwide research in the use of polymers as active lightwave transmission media is examined. Applications include plastic optical fibers, plastic optical components, polymeric optical fiber sensors and non-linear optical polymers.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 88: Symposium P – Optical Fiber Materials and Properties , 1986, 3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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