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Imaging with microstructured polymer fibre

Martijn A. van Eijkelenborg

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Abstract

The imaging capabilities of a multicore microstructured polymer optical fibre with a square array of 112 air holes are demonstrated. Coherent imaging is achieved either by guiding light in polymer cores between air holes, or by guiding light in the air channels themselves. This potentially provides a miniaturised endoscope for medical applications, or a two-dimensional parallel optical data link for high-bandwidth interconnects.

©2004 Optical Society of America

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Figures (3)
Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Microscope image of a multicore 800 µm diameter microstructured polymer optical fibre with a 42 µm hole spacing.

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Fig. 2. (Movie 256kB. Imaging MPOF.) Movie of solid-core imaging. CCD camera image of the exit face of the fibre for uniform illumination (left) and with a C shaped screen in front of the white light source.

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Fig. 3. (Movie 807kB. Imaging mPOF air guide.) CCD camera image of the exit face of a 20 cm long fibre of 800 µm diameter demonstrating the hollow-waveguide imaging function (imaging of a single a pinhole).

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