Title :
Control of optical fibre taper shape
Author :
Kenny, R.P. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Technol. Res. Centre, Limerick Univ., Ireland
Abstract :
Two fibre tapering systems are tested for correspondence with the results of a simple predictive model for taper shape. A travelling gas burner system is found to imitate the model and should reproducibly realise any shape of taper, given an appropriate recipe from the model.
Keywords :
modelling; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; fibre elongation; fibre tapering systems; optical fibre; predictive model; taper formation; taper shape; travelling gas burner system;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911034
