@inproceedings{6e997adaa41f4f0ebd50e691ed30ec69,
title = "Determination of the radial profile of the photoelastic coefficient of plastic optical fibers",
abstract = "We developed a measurement method to determine the radial distribution of the photoelastic coefficient C(r) in step-index polymer optical fibers (POFs). The method is based on the measurement of the retardance profile of a transversally illuminated fiber for increasing tensile load. The radial profile C(r) is obtained from the inverse Abel transform of this retardance profile. We measured polymer fibers from different manufacturers. The radial profile of the photoelastic constant can considerable vary depending on the type and treatment of POFs, even when made from similar materials, which leads to the conclusion that the photoelastic constant should be characterized for each different type of POF. The impact of annealing the fiber samples on C(r) is also addressed.",
author = "S. Acheroy and T. Geernaert and H. Ottevaere and H. Thienpont and Webb, \{D. J.\} and Marques, \{C. A.F.\} and P. Gang-ding and M. Pawel and F. Berghmans",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2017.; 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres, POF 2016 ; Conference date: 13-09-2016 Through 15-09-2016",
year = "2017",
language = "English",
series = "POF 2016 - 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres, Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "Aston University",
pages = "105--109",
editor = "Patricia Scully and Kate Sugden and Webb, \{David J.\}",
booktitle = "POF 2016 - 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres, Conference Proceedings",
}