Sapphire fibers: optical attenuation and splicing techniques

The optical attenuation in sapphire fibers was examined. Attenuation was found to depend heavily on injection conditions. A number of techniques for making sapphire-silica fiber splices were attempted, with an effort toward optimizing injection conditions in the sapphire fiber. The most successful o...

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Published in:Applied optics (2004) 1995-10, Vol.34 (30), p.6855-6858
Main Authors: Barnes, A E, May, R G, Gollapudi, S, Claus, R O
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The optical attenuation in sapphire fibers was examined. Attenuation was found to depend heavily on injection conditions. A number of techniques for making sapphire-silica fiber splices were attempted, with an effort toward optimizing injection conditions in the sapphire fiber. The most successful of these techniques, interior capillary-tube splicing, produced robust splices with an attenuation of less than 1 dB.
ISSN:1559-128X
DOI:10.1364/AO.34.006855