Title :
Fiber fuse effect propagation break using optical fiber taper
Author :
Rocha, A.M. ; Fernandes, G. ; Domingues, F. ; Pinto, A.N. ; Facão, M. ; André, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
We report the use of an optical fiber taper to halt the fiber fuse effect propagation. The increase of the mode field diameter in the tapered region results in the inhibition of the fuse propagation through it.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; fiber fuse effect propagation break; mode field diameter; optical fiber taper;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
