• DocumentCode
    1901461
  • Title

    Angle cleaving optical fibers using a CO2 laser

  • Author

    Paviolo, C. ; Jayawardhana, S. ; Wade, S.A. ; Stoddart, P.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng. & Ind. Sci., Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A CO2 laser at λ = 9.3 μm was used to cleave optical fibers at a given angle. The defects that might occur during the process are explained and resolved. The good surface quality obtained on the cleaved surface is demonstrated by SEM and AFM images.
  • Keywords
    gas lasers; laser beam machining; optical fibre fabrication; AFM image; SEM image; angle cleaving optical fiber; carbon dioxide laser; surface quality; wavelength 9.3 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Surface cleaning; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; AFM; CO2 laser machining; SEM; ablation; angle cleaving; fiber cleave; optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929937
  • Filename
    5929937
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1901461