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Characterization of refractive index distribution of polymer optical fiber

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A focusing method is developed to characterize the refractive index profile of polymer optical fiber (POF). Based on the refractive index profile the theoretical bandwidth and the core index exponent α (α > 0) of POF are calculated. The results show that the value of theoretical bandwidth agrees well with the experimental data.

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  1. Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100080, Beijing, China

    Xinhua Dai, Xicheng Ai, Zhimin Liu, Mingjun Yang, Guangying Yang, Buxing Han & Jian Xu

  2. Institute of Electronic Communication, Zhejian University, 310002, Hangzhou, China

    Xianmin Zhang & Xin Wu

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  1. Xinhua Dai
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Dai, X., Ai, X., Liu, Z. et al. Characterization of refractive index distribution of polymer optical fiber. Chin. Sci. Bull. 47, 982–985 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907565

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