Title : 
Novel technique for the CO2 laser fabrication of optical devices with sub-micrometer ablation depth precision
         
        
            Author : 
Boyd, Kyle ; Simakov, N. ; Daniel, Jeremie ; Swain, R. ; Mies, Eric ; Hemming, Alexander ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Haub, John
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Cyber & Electron. Warfare Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present novel techniques for the processing of fibre end face and cladding surfaces using a 9.6 μm CO2 laser. We investigate the effects of pulse duration on process parameters.
         
        
            Keywords : 
carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser ablation; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; CO2; CO2 laser fabrication; cladding surfaces; fibre end face; optical devices; process parameters; pulse duration; submicrometer ablation depth precision; Fabrication; Fiber lasers; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Surface treatment;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Cannes
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963863