Polymer optical fibers for textile applications–Bicomponent melt spinning from cyclic olefin polymer and structural characteristics revealed by wide angle X-ray …

FA Reifler, R Hufenus, M Krehel, E Zgraggen… - Polymer, 2014 - Elsevier
To obtain thin and flexible polymer optical fibers (POFs) for textile applications, bicomponent
melt-spun fibers with a cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) in the core and a tetrafluoroethylene …

[PDF][PDF] Polymeric Optical Fibres for Biomedical Sensing

MP Krehel - 2014 - research-collection.ethz.ch
In this thesis we focus on the integration of optical fibres in textiles to create wearable
sensing systems. In the introduction (Chapter 3) we describe the basics of light guiding in …