Title :
Nondestructive determination of cladding thickness in D-fibers
Author :
Chandani, S.M. ; Kulpa, A. ; Jaeger, N.A.F.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Mater. & Process. Eng. Lab., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
fDate :
5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a simple nondestructive method for determining the cladding thickness, to the fiber flat, in D-shaped optical fibers. Here, the thickness of the cladding is determined by immersing a section of the fiber in a thermooptic oil and monitoring the power transmission as a function of the temperature of the oil. Fitting the response to theoretical models provides an accurate determination of the cladding thickness.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre testing; thickness measurement; D-fibers; cladding thickness; nondestructive measurement; power transmission; Etching; Monitoring; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Petroleum; Power transmission; Refractive index; Temperature sensors; Cladding thickness; D-fiber; optical fiber measurements;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.873335
