DocumentCode
19782
Title
Technology for the Preparation of PDMS Optical Fibers and Some Fiber Structures
Author
Martincek, Ivan ; Pudis, D. ; Chalupova, Maria
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia
Volume
26
Issue
14
fYear
2014
fDate
July15, 15 2014
Firstpage
1446
Lastpage
1449
Abstract
We describe a new technology for the fabrication of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) optical fibers and PDMS fiber structures, based on fiber drawing from partially cured PDMS. This technology allows the fabrication of PDMS fibers in a wide range of diameters and different lengths. We demonstrate the potential of such prepared PDMS optical fibers on a variety of typical and unconventional fiber structures such as multimode optical fibers, looped and twisted fibers, and optical fiber couplers.
Keywords
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; polymer fibres; PDMS fiber structures; PDMS optical fiber preparation; fiber drawing; looped fibers; multimode optical fibers; optical fiber couplers; partially cured PDMS; polydimethylsiloxane optical fiber fabrication; twisted fibers; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; integrated optics; optical devices; optical polymers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2014.2326695
Filename
6820773
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