4. Infrared fiber and waveguide applications
4.1 Infrared imaging
4.1.1 Coherent optical fiber bundles
Fiber optic bundles are widely used today, especially for remote lighting. These bundles are generally made up of a large number of small, randomly arranged fibers. The result is a large effective surface area, and therefore high transported power, while retaining great waveguide flexibility.
To transport an image, a bundle of coherent optical fibers is required. This bundle is made up of a set of optical fibers that are assembled in...
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Bibliography
Websites
The French glass portal http://www.verreonline.fr/v_plat/prop_trans1.php
Patents
Chalcogenide based cheap vitreous composition and production process FR1060133
Process for obtaining a glassy material optically transparent in the infrared, and optical device comprising such a material WO2012076527
Evanescent infrared wave sensors and method of manufacture PCT/EP 055038
Chemical species optical sensor operating in infrared WO2011042628...
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Production of chalcogenide glass, Umicore IR-Glass http://www.umicore.fr/NosActivites/Documents/Acigne.htm
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