Title :
The development of an optical fiber alignment and fusion machine
Author :
Chu, Chih-Liang ; Lin, Shyng-Her ; Fu, Zu-Yu ; Yen, Kung-Kun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Southern Taiwan Univ. of Technol., Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper introduces the development of an optical fiber alignment and fusion machine that has sub-micrometer precision. The system structure, resolution of machine components, and operation procedure are illustrated in this article. Experiments are conducted to test the function of this machine. The results are satisfactory and some of them are reported in this article.
Keywords :
computer vision; micro-optics; micrometry; nanopositioning; optical fibre fabrication; optoelectronic devices; power meters; arc fusion machine; machine vision; nanometer precision; optical fiber alignment; power meter; sub-micrometer precision; Bonding; Charge coupled devices; Clamps; Control systems; Machine components; Machine vision; Mechanical engineering; Optical fibers; Paper technology; Power measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics, 2005. ICM '05. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8998-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICMECH.2005.1529303
