Ray-Tracing-Based Modeling of Clad-Removed Step-Index Plastic Optical Fiber in Smart Textiles: Effect of Curvature in Plain Weave Fabric

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Type</td><td class="align_center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Core material</td><td class="align_center">PMMA</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Core refractive index</td><td class="align_center">1.49</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Clad material</td><td class="align_center">Fluorinated polymer</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Clad refractive index</td><td class="align_center">1.41</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Refractive index profile</td><td class="align_center">Step index</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Numerical aperture</td><td class="align_center">0.50</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Acceptance angle</td><td class="align_center">60°</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Service temperature</td><td class="align_center">−55∼70°C</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Overall specification of POF specimens.</div>

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Table 1: Ray-Tracing-Based Modeling of Clad-Removed Step-Index Plastic Optical Fiber in Smart Textiles: Effect of Curvature in Plain Weave Fabric 