Title :
Fabrication of metre-long fibre tapers
Author :
Vukovic, Natasha ; Broderick, Neil G R ; Petrovich, Marco ; Brambilla, Gilberto
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We report a novel fibre taper facility that allows tapering in the intermediate range of lengths of both standard and microstructured optical fibres. In particular, we examine issues related to the diameter fluctuations during tapering.
Keywords :
optical fabrication; optical fibres; fibre taper facility; metre-long fibre tapers; microstructured optical fibres; standard optical fibres; DC motors; Fabrication; Feedback control; Feedback loop; Manufacturing; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Temperature control; (060.0060) Fiber Optics and Optical Communications; (060.4005) Microstructured Fibres;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
