2018 (v1)
Journal article
International audience
Uploaded on: December 4, 2022
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Optical fibers are the basis for applications that have grown considerably in recent years (telecommunications, sensors, fiber lasers, etc). To fulfill the characteristics required for these applications, optical fibers are obtained by drawing high-purity silica-based preforms. This drawing step is usually assumed to be a homothetic...