Air-structured optical fibre drawn from a 3D-printed preform
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physics.optics
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opticalfibred-printeddrawnpreformpreformsstructuredair-structured
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A structured optical fibre is drawn from a 3D-printed structured preform. Preforms containing a single ring of holes around the core are fabricated using filament made from a modified butadiene polymer. More broadly, 3D printers capable of processing soft glasses, silica and other materials are likely to come on line in the not-so distant future. 3D printing of optical preforms signals a new milestone in optical fibre manufacture.
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