Precision CO2 laser processing of optical fibres for rapid contamination free device fabrication

Authors :: Nikita Simakov
Eric Mies
Keiron Boyd
Simon J. Rees
Alexander Hemming
John Haub
Robert Swain
Jae M. O. Daniel
W. Andrew Clarkson
Source :: Photonics and Fiber Technology 2016 (ACOFT, BGPP, NP).
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: OSA, 2016.
Abstract: A rapid, contamination free and highly precise optical fibre processing technique is presented. Based on CO2laser processing, this technique enables precision fibre cleaving, near arbitrary end face processing and fabrication of high power devices.

Subjects :: Materials science
Co2 laser
Optical fiber
Fabrication
High power lasers
business.industry
Contamination
law.invention
Optics
law
Fiber laser
Fiber fabrication
Power semiconductor device
business

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