title: Step-index optical fiber drawn from 3D printed preforms.
abstract: Optical fiber is drawn from a dual-head 3D printer fabricated preform made of two optically transparent plastics with a high-index core (NA∼0.25, V>60). The asymmetry observed in the fiber arises from asymmetry in the 3D printing process. The highly multimode optical fiber has losses measured by cut-back as low as α∼0.44  dB/cm in the near IR.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Geoffrey
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authors.lastname: Balle
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canning
authors.forename: Loïc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chartier
authors.forename: Tristan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanaze
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Chunyang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jade-Edouard
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Comatti
authors.forename: Yanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Gang-Ding
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Peng