Journal article
Formation and measurement of tapers in optical fibers
Review of scientific instruments, v 64(9), pp 2650-2654
Sep 1993
Abstract
A simple fabrication method is described which is capable of producing physically repeatable biconical tapers in optical fibers. A resistively heated platinum wire furnace provides the heat with standard fiber‐optic positioning equipment to secure the fiber. The method does not require computer control and has the advantages of low cost, fast sample turn‐around time, and the ability to concatenate multiple tapers on a single fiber. Experimental results demonstrating repeatable taper formation and the wavelength filtering property of the tapers is shown. Issues of varying the taper shape are addressed and measurement methods of the physical and optical characteristics are presented. Limited control of the taper symmetry is discussed, and recommendations for enhancement at the cost of simplicity are included.
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Details
- Title
- Formation and measurement of tapers in optical fibers
- Creators
- Timothy J. Brophy - Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 32nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104P. Mohana Shankar - Drexel UniversityLloyd C. Bobb - Naval Air Warfare Center/Aircraft Division, Street and Jacksonville Roads, Warminster, Pennsylvania 18974
- Publication Details
- Review of scientific instruments, v 64(9), pp 2650-2654
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1993LX89100042
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0242516125
- Other Identifier
- 991019183950804721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Instruments & Instrumentation
- Physics, Applied