
sensing. Bundles of small fibers are very flexible, with the bend radius being
based on the diameter of a single fiber, not the entire bundle. This allows
instrumentation designers the flexibility of locating equipment out of harms
way and routing only the fibers. Industrial, spectroscopic, aircraft, military,
space, tactical, and hazardous sensing applications all benefit from the limitless
design potential available.
17.3 HIGH NA AND LOW NA SILICA/SILICA FIBERS
Many medical and sensing applications have need of ‘‘broad’’ irradiation
patterns but benefit from small-diameter fibers to provide minimal invasive
surgery. These applications also benefit ...