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In a lens element, the straight line which passes through the centers of curvature of the lens surfaces. In an optical system, the line formed by the coinciding principal axes of the series of optical elements.
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[perpendicular to]]) profiles decreases as the DDR increases, which indicates polymer chains are less aligned in the direction perpendicular to the fiber axis than in the parallel orientation and have almost similar uniformity around the fiber axis and are close to each other.
On the physical behavior of isotactic polypropylene fibers extruded ... by El-Dessouky, Hassan M.; Mahmoudi, Mohammad R.; Lawrence, Carl A.; Yassien, Khaled M.; Sokkar, Taha Z / Polymer Engineering and Science
Optical fiber fusion splicing always requires that the fiber tips have a smooth end face that is perpendicular to the fiber axis.
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At least a portion of the staple fibers has two flat end faces at an angle of 10 degrees or more to a plane crossing the fiber axis of the staple fiber at right angles.
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