Engineering:Plastic-clad silica fiber
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In telecommunications and fiber optics, a plastic-clad silica fiber or polymer-clad silica fiber (PCS) is an optical fiber that has a silica-based core and a plastic cladding.[1] The cladding of a PCS fiber should not be confused with the polymer overcoat of a conventional all-silica fiber.
Benefits
The main applications of plastic-clad silica fiber are industrial, medical[2] or sensing applications where cores that are larger than those used in standard data communications fibers are advantageous.[citation needed]
Limitation
PCS fibers in general have significantly lower performance characteristics, particularly higher transmission losses and lower bandwidths, than all-glass fibers.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Malacara, Daniel (2001). Handbook of Optical Engineering. CRC Press. pp. 786. ISBN 9780203908266.
- ↑ Wolfbeis, Otto; Narayanaswamy, Ramaier (2013). Optical Sensors: Industrial Environmental and Diagnostic Applications. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 197. ISBN 9783662091111.
- ↑ Alwayn, Vivek (2004). Optical Network Design and Implementation. Cisco Press. pp. 56. ISBN 9781587051050.
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