Polymer optical fibre bundle and method of making same
US5222180A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02033
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber bundle 10 is disclosed including a plurality of polymer optical fibers 12 disposed within a rigid sleeve 14. The fibers have been drawn to a draw ratio of at least 1:1.5 prior to placing them within the sleeve, whereupon the structure 13 is heated to induce elastic relaxation of the fibers which contract in length and expand in girth. The expansion within the rigid sleeve results in a close-packed geometry.
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