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History and Applications of Polymer Fibres and Microstructured Fibres

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Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibres

This chapter places the rest of the book in context. It describes the history and state-of-the-art of both polymer fibres (POFs) and microstructured optical fibres (MOFs). The physical properties of these fibre types differ considerably in terms of the materials used and the possible waveguide geometries, and these form the basis for the difference in their applications. This chapter outlines both the physical differences and the major applications of each. The applications of POFs are described in more detail because most of the applications of microstructured fibres reappear in later chapters.

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(2008). History and Applications of Polymer Fibres and Microstructured Fibres. In: Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibres. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68617-2_1

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