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Optical Fibres

History of Glass
  • Introduction
  • What is glass?
  • Some uses of glass
  • Types of glass
  • Properties of glass
  • Glass as a communications medium
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    The Fizzz of Light
  • Introduction
  • Light
  • Reflection
  • Refraction
  • Dispersion
  • Scattering
  • Diffraction
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    The Optical Fibre
  • Introduction
  • Different types of Optical Fibres
  • Attenuation
  • Dispersion
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    Fabrication of an Optical Fibre
  • Introduction
  • Direct drawing techniques
  • Silica deposition techniques
  • Fibre drawing
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