This property is extraordinary because normally the coupled light is actually transmitted within the optical fibers and only decoupled at the fiber end face. In conventional fibers, keeping the decoupled side light to a minimum is a quality feature.
The side-light plastic optical fiber was created for design illumination tasks in which light must leak out equally across a certain length. In the automobile industry, these fibers are suited, for example, for interior lighting in the middle console or the door frames. They can also open up new possibilities in the textile industry or lamp designs.
The side-light POF is available with diameters of 250 μm, 500 μm, 750 μm, and 1000 μm. They are available both as single fibers and fiber bundles with up to sixteen fibers.
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Trade Shows
Enova 2017, March 15-16, Starsbourg, France
JSOL - Journées Sécurité Optique et Laser 2017, March 28-29, Bordeaux, France
Automate 2017, April 3-6, 2017, Chicago, IL, USA, Booth 2661
DCS 2017, April 11-13, 2017, Anaheim, CA, USA, Booth 628
Breko 2017, April 25-26, 2017, Messe Frankfurt, Booth 53
Optics & Photonics Days 2017, May 29-31, 2017, Oulu, Finland
ANGACOM, May 30 - June 01, 2017, Cologne, Germany, Booth 7-B09
Sensor+Test, May 30 - June 01, 2017, Nürnberg, Germany, Booth 1-256
LASER World of Photonics, June 26-29 2017, Messe Munich, Booth B3.303