Making The Preform For Fiber (IMAGE)

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Making The Preform For Fiber

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The optical fiber used to make the new sensor is made completely of the advanced polymer Zeonex. The diagram shows how the researchers made the preform that was then heated and pulled to make the fiber.

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Xin Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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