Abstract
Transmission loss in plastic optical fibers was investigated for axial, small
numerical aperture input. The loss coefficient α was
determined as a function of wavelength λ by varying sample length and
using filters. More extensive information on
α(λ) was obtained by use of a monochromator
with transmission at a particular λ standardized by independent
measurement. Measurement in white light of scattered intensity as a function of
position along a fiber yielded α and an estimate of
scattering power. Analyses of the scattering data and the variation of
α with λ suggest that scattering is the
principal loss mechanism.
© 1968 Optical Society of America
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