• DocumentCode
    3001610
  • Title

    Up-tapering of Optical Fibers Using a Conventional Flame Tapering Rig

  • Author

    Kakarantzas, G. ; Prill-Sempere, L. ; Russell, P. St J

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the fabrication of low-loss up-tapers in SMF-28 using a conventional tapering rig. Waist diameters of 240 mum, uniform over several cm, have been produced. The technique also works for photonic crystal fibers.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; flame tapering rig; optical fiber tapering; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystal fibers; size 240 mum; Diode lasers; Fires; Heating; Monitoring; Optical design; Optical design techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Photonic crystal fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452403
  • Filename
    4452403
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3001610