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Constant (left) and optimal (right) precurvature tube pairs. Inset shows transmission length of inner tube that passes through collar of outer tube. Location a can be computed by (16) using parameters of Table II. The theoretical shapes (semitransparent green) for the relaxed parameters are superimposed on the top of the tube pairs.
