Title :
Comparison of Tapers in Solid and Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibres
Author :
Hambley, Philip ; Canning, John ; Henry, Geoff
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
A robust and predictable polymer fibre tapering method is reported. Tapering results are presented and different fibre types, both conventional and structured, are compared.
Keywords :
optical fibres; polymer fibres; different fibre types; microstructured polymer optical fibres; predictable polymer fibre tapering; Australia; Glass; Nitrogen; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Solids; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519144
