Fiber Optics And The Future

N. S. Kapany

doi:10.1117/12.965331

1 October 1968 Fiber Optics And The Future

N. S. Kapany

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Proceedings Volume 0014, Fiber Optics I; (1968) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965331
Event: Fiber Optics, 1968, Baltimore, United States

Abstract

Considerable effort has been expended over the past 17 years in both technological and fundamental investigations pertaining to the field of fiber optics. Only recently some fiber optics devices have become an economic reality. However, there still remains considerable fertile ground to be exploited in the field of fiber optics, both from a theoretical, as well as technological, standpoint. Complex assemblies of fibers to perform numerous static scanning functions have not been fully realized as yet because of technical complexities and high cost. It is expected that light transmission, image quality, extension of spectral range, and physical ruggedness of fiber optics will see significant improvements.

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N. S. Kapany "Fiber Optics And The Future", Proc. SPIE 0014, Fiber Optics I, (1 October 1968); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965331

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