Nondestructive determination of cladding thickness in D-fibers

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 tempe...

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Published in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2006-05, Vol.18 (9), p.1082-1084
Main Authors: Chandani, S.M., Kulpa, A., Jaeger, N.A.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cladding
Cladding thickness
D-fiber
Etching
Fibers
Fittings
Mathematical models
Monitoring
Optical fiber couplers
optical fiber measurements
Optical fiber polarization
Optical fibers
Optical materials
Petroleum
Photonics
Power transmission
Refractive index
Temperature sensors
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2006.873335