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Optical Fibers

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Integrating optical fibers into textiles opens up a wide range of new, fascinating applications – starting from data transmission to sensory abilities, new lightening concepts, and advanced medical therapies.

This chapter gives first an overview on the working principle and light transmission mechanisms in optical fibers. It discusses different types of optical fiber materials, before it summarizes recent developments in processing these materials into textile structures. Finally different application fields are explored, which leads to highlighting future trends and potentials of optical fibers.

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  1. Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Webschulstraße 8, 45065, Mönchengladbach, Germany

    Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer

  2. RWTH Aachen University, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Viktorija Mecnika, Markus Beckers, Thomas Gries & Stefan Jockenhoevel

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  1. Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR

    Xiaoming Tao

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Schwarz-Pfeiffer, A., Mecnika, V., Beckers, M., Gries, T., Jockenhoevel, S. (2014). Optical Fibers. In: Tao, X. (eds) Handbook of Smart Textiles. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-68-0_4-1

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