Title :
Validating the Rheological Changes during the Fibre Drawing of Microstructured Optical Fibres
Author :
Lwin, Richard ; Barton, Geoff ; Large, Maryanne ; Poladian, Leon ; Tanner, Roger ; Xue, Shicheng
Author_Institution :
Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney, 206 National Innovation Centre, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh NSW 1430, Australia. School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney R. Lwin@oftc.usyd.edu.au
Abstract :
Microstructure changes occur during the fibre fabrication of microstructured optical fibres. This paper reveals the theoretical analysis of the microstructure deformation behaviour and provides experimental evidence agreeing with previous simulation results of the control of this behaviour.
Keywords :
Analytical models; Australia; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemical technology; Deformable models; Microstructure; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Rheology; Surface tension;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801200
