Title :
Characterization of microstructured fibre hole diameter and pitch with Fourier domain optical coherence tomography
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Fourier domain optical coherence tomography is used to non-invasively measure the spacing and diameters of holes in microstructured fibres providing the first route to monitoring hole parameters in real time during fibre draw.
Keywords :
nondestructive testing; optical fibre testing; optical tomography; Fourier domain optical coherence tomography; fibre drawing; fibre hole diameter; fibre pitch; hole parameter monitoring; microstructured fibre; noninvasive measurement; real-time monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1