Basics of fiber optics

Craig D. Harrison

doi:10.1117/12.137759

14 August 1992 Basics of fiber optics

Craig D. Harrison

Proceedings Volume 1681, Optically Based Methods for Process Analysis; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137759
Event: SPIE's 1992 Symposium on Process Control and Monitoring, 1992, Somerset, NJ, United States

Abstract

Fiber Optics are a medium for transmitting light. Think of having a garden hose five hundred meters long. When looking through it you are able to see 50% of the light. Now you understand the power of fiber optics. The wide variety of fiber optics presently available has advanced its use for sensing, process control and laser delivery applications. However, there is a strong need to understand fiber optics at the basic level. The focus of this paper will discuss the basics of fiber optics for step-index fibers.

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Craig D. Harrison "Basics of fiber optics", Proc. SPIE 1681, Optically Based Methods for Process Analysis, (14 August 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137759

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