Abstract
Abstract
A new, simple, fast, accurate and non-destructive method is presented for determining the diameter of optical fibres. The technique is based on the analysis of the forward near-axis far-field interference pattern from an optical fibre illuminated by a laser beam perpendicular to its axis.
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