Title :
Geometry control of air-silica structured optical fibres using pressurisation
Author :
Lyytikainen, K. ; Canning, J. ; Digweed, J. ; Zagari, J.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The use of pressurisation can allow substantial and fine control of the geometrical dimensions of air-material structured optical fibres. A comparison is made between three air-silica structured optical fibres drawn from thin and thick capillary stacks. The effect of temperature on pressurisation is also discussed.
Keywords :
drawing (mechanical); optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; spatial variables control; temperature distribution; Fresnel fibres; air-silica structured fibres; capillary stacks; fibre drawing; geometry control; heat transfer simulations; hole diameter control; photonic crystal fibres; pressurisation use; stacked-capillary technique; structured optical fibres; Australia; Canning; Fabrication; Geometrical optics; Geometry; Optical control; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Pressure control; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7824-5
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2003.1242858
