Crack generation and removal in cleaved air-silica structured optical fibres

Author

Huntington, Shanc ; Lyytikainen, Katja ; Canning, John

Author_Institution

Sch. of Chem., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

997

Abstract

The damage caused by cleaving various air-silica (AS) structured fibers is investigated as a function of cleaving force. Comparisons are made with standard optical fibers and tapered fibers. Optimum cleaving forces are determined for a number of air fractions and fiber diameters. A simple technique for removing cleave damage is also presented. Atomic force microscopy proves to be an efficient diagnostic tool for the characterisation of this damage and treatment.

Keywords

atomic force microscopy; cutting; etching; optical fibre fabrication; AFM; air fraction; atomic force microscopy; chemical etching; cleave damage; cleaved air-silica structured optical fibres; cleaving force optimization; crack removal; fiber diameter; high quality fiber end faces; holey fibres; optical fibre crack generation; tapered fibers; Atomic beams; Atomic force microscopy; Canning; Fresnel reflection; Holey fibers; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; Stacking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7824-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.2003.1242857

Filename

1242857