Title :
Cutting optical fibres with a hot wire
Author :
Khoe, G.D. ; Kuyt, G.
Author_Institution :
Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
A hot metal wire creates a knee in the fibre and a score in the hollow of the knee. The knee is used to introduce a nonuniform stress distribution across the fibre with a maximum at the score. Reproducible mirror-finished fibre ends were made by using a compact tool.
Keywords :
cutting; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; cutting; hot metal wire; nonuniform stress distribution; optical fibres; reproducible mirror finished fibre ends;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770104
