Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Strain Variable PDMS Biconical Optical Fiber Taper

Author

Martincek, Ivan ; Pudis, D. ; Gaso, P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia

Volume

25

Issue

21

fYear

2013

fDate

Nov.1, 2013

Firstpage

2066

Lastpage

2069

Abstract

We demonstrate a promising fabrication technology and basic optical characteristics of prepared strain variable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) biconical optical fiber taper. For its preparation, silicone elastomer Sylgard 184 was used. Strain dependence of the PDMS fiber taper shows up to 140% elastic elongation. In the process of elongation of the PDMS fiber taper, the measured intermodal interference points to its employment for different sensor applications and opens new areas for developing various types of strain variable PDMS optical fiber devices.

Keywords

elastomers; elongation; light interference; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; silicones; elastic elongation; intermodal interference; optical characterization; optical fabrication; polydimethylsiloxane; sensor applications; silicone elastomer Sylgard 184; strain dependence; strain variable PDMS biconical optical fiber taper; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical fiber applications; integrated optics; optical fiber devices; optical waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2013.2281077

Filename

6589988