Title :
Experimental study on thermal profile of graphite filament and its effect on optical fiber fusion splicing
Author :
Donghui Zhao ; Ghalmi, Samir ; Giaretta, Giorgio ; Pelaprat, Jean-Michel
Author_Institution :
Vytran LLC, Morganville, NJ, USA
Abstract :
By utilizing a novel high-temperature measuring method, we investigated thermal profile of graphite filament for fiber fusion splicing. The experimental results indicate its excellent uniformity with less than 6.42% temperature fluctuation over 1.5mm diameter area.
Keywords :
graphite; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; optical materials; splicing; temperature measurement; thermo-optical effects; C; graphite filament; graphite uniformity; high-temperature measuring method; optical fiber fusion splicing; size 1.5 mm; temperature fluctuation; thermal profile; Heating; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Splicing; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
