High-resolution chalcogenide fiber bundles for infrared imaging
Author(s) -
Bin Zhang,
Chengcheng Zhai,
Sisheng Qi,
Wei Guo,
Zhiyong Yang,
Anping Yang,
Xin Gai,
Yi Yu,
Rongping Wang,
Dingyuan Tang,
Guangming Tao,
Barry LutherDavies
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.40.004384
Subject(s) - materials science , polyetherimide , optics , bundle , chalcogenide , fiber bundle , cladding (metalworking) , photonic crystal fiber , optical fiber , fiber , optoelectronics , polymer , composite material , physics
An ordered chalcogenide fiber bundle with a high resolution for infrared imaging was fabricated using a stack-and-draw approach. The fiber bundle consisted of about 810,000 single fibers with an As2S3 glass core of 9 μm in diameter and a polyetherimide (PEI) polymer cladding of 10 μm in diameter. The As2S3/PEI fibers showed good transparency in the 1.5-6.5 μm spectral region. It presented a resolution of ∼45 lp/mm and a crosstalk of ∼2.5%. Fine thermal images of a hot soldering iron tip were delivered through the fiber bundle.
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