Title :
Fusion splicing soft-glass suspended core fibers to solid silica fibers for optical fiber sensing
Author :
Englich, F.V. ; Schartner, E.P. ; Murphy, D.F. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike ; Monro, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Photonics & Adv. Sensing (IPAS), Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
We report fusion splicing of soft-glass suspended small-core fibers to conventional silica single-mode fibers for integration with conventional fiber systems. Heat-induced damage to the microstructured fiber region is minimized by using a low-power iridium filament.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; glass; heating; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; silicon compounds; splicing; SiO2; fusion splicing soft glass suspended core fiber; heat induced damage; low power iridium filament; microstructured fiber; optical fiber sensing; Heating; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Silicon compounds; Solids; Splicing; fusion splicing; microstructured optical fiber; optical fiber sensor; soft-glass;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929904