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16 May 1983 Imaging System Using Gradient Index Fibers: A Tutorial
To R. Hsing
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Abstract
Fiber Optics is a well-defined technology now. Much of the effort has been limited to communication applications, e.g., many telephone companies, such as AT&T, GTE, etc., are installing optical fibers for long or short haul communications. However, interest in fiber optics imaging system has been growing since the first light-focusing fiber rod with gradient index profile was made with glass materials in late 1968.1 2 The major characteristic of the gradient index (GRIN) fiber is that each single fiber rod is equivalent to a conventional lens and can be used to transmit and focus an image. Combined with advantages of high flexibility and miniature size, this kind of fiber - with its lens-like behavior -has begun to be widely used in medical imaging systems.
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To R. Hsing "Imaging System Using Gradient Index Fibers: A Tutorial", Proc. SPIE 0418, Picture Archiving and Communication Systems, (16 May 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935959
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KEYWORDS
Optical fibers

Gradient-index optics

GRIN lenses

Imaging systems

Refractive index

Fiber optics

Spherical lenses

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