This is followed by a survey of characterization methods. The second part of the book reviews conventional materials of POFs and gives an overview on fabrication methods. Optical properties, the high bandwidth POF and transmission loss are discussed, followed by an outline on the propagating mode characteristics and how they affect the performances of the fiber. The first part of the book introduces typical optical fibers according to their classifications of material, propagating mode, and structure.
This volume focuses on Polymer Optical Fiber and their applications. However, theses disciplines have developed independently, and therefore the demand for a comprehensive work featuring the fundamentals of photonic polymers is greater than ever. Polymer photonics is an interdisciplinary field which demands excellence both in optics (photonics) and materials science (polymer).
