Title :
A Thermal Splicing Method to Join Silica and Fluoride Fibers
Author :
Al-Mahrous, Rawaa ; Caspary, Reinhard ; Kowalsky, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Even though the melting temperatures of silica and fluoride glass are very different, a new thermal splicing method to join these fibers is presented here. The lowest attenuation achieved was about 0.2 dB. Moreover, this thermal splice was stabilized, packed and inserted in a simple fiber laser setup.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical fibres; splicing; fiber laser; fluoride fibers; silica fibers; thermal splice; thermal splicing method; Fiber lasers; Heating; Mirrors; Optical fiber couplers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Optical fiber connection; optical fiber lasers; optical fiber materials;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2013.2290803
