• DocumentCode
    2244204
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571791