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Optical fibre ribbons are linear arrays of fibres, held together by a common acrylate coating, often called the matrix material. A ribbon would typically contain 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 fibres. Even 16 fibre ribbons are being contemplated. Figure 1 is a photograph of a 4 fibre ribbon end.
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Oksanen, L. (1995). Fibre Ribbon Measurements. In: Soares, O.D.D. (eds) Trends in Optical Fibre Metrology and Standards. NATO ASI Series, vol 285. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0035-9_20
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