Transmission loss measurements of plastic scintillating optical fibres

Abstract

The wavelength dependent attenuation spectra of a range of commercially available and in-house fabricated scintillating polymer optical fibres have been measured using cut-back and side induced fluorescence techniques. The fibre transmission loss was found to be dependent on the scintillator formulation, core size and cladding, the effects of which are discussed in relation to various intrinsic and extrinsic loss sources.