• DocumentCode
    2248502
  • Title

    Prospects for “green” microstuctured optical fibers

  • Author

    Dupuis, A. ; Guo, N. ; Gao, Y. ; Gauvreau, B. ; Dubois, C. ; Skorobogatiy, M.

  • Author_Institution
    succ. Centre- Ville Montreal, Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A powder-filling technique was used to fabricate a variety of biodegradable microstructured polymer optical fibers using poly(epsiv-caprolactone) and cellulose derivatives. These fibers hold potential for light delivery and sensing.
  • Keywords
    optical fabrication; optical fibres; optical polymers; biodegradable microstructured polymer optical fibers; cellulose derivatives; green microstuctured optical fibers; light delivery; light sensing; poly(epsiv-caprolactone); powder-filling technique; Biodegradable materials; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Geometrical optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Preforms; 060.2270 Fiber characterization; 060.2280 Fiber design and fabrication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571975