Abstract
Optical fibers are used to transfer optical signals for telecommunications. From several kilometers in 1973, their production boosted to several thousand kilometers in 1983 and is expected to reach several million kilometers by 1993. On October 4, 1991 John Abbott from Corning Incorporated described how optical fibers are made, and then concentrated on the problem of coating the fibers. He presented some models and posed mathematical problems.
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Friedman, A. (1992). High speed coating of optical fibers. In: Mathematics in Industrial Problems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 49. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7405-7_2
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