Title :
Extruded polymer preforms for high-NA polymer microstructured fiber
Author :
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike ; Monro, Tanya ; Van Eijkelenborg, Martijn A. ; Large, Maryanne J C
Author_Institution :
Centre of Expertise in Photonics, Adelaide Univ., SA
Abstract :
We report on use of billet extrusion for the first time to fabricate microstructured polymer optical fiber preforms. The shape and relative size of the air holes in the preform is preserved during fiber drawing
Keywords :
billets; drawing (mechanical); extrusion; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; billet extrusion; fiber drawing; polymer microstructured fiber; preforms; Australia; Billets; Drilling; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Photonic crystal fibers; Preforms; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215736
