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5 March 2021 CO2-laser based micro-machining for fiber component manufacturing
Felix Wellmann, Michael Steinke, Mateusz Wysmolek, Peter Weßels, Ludger Overmeyer, Jörg Neumann, Dietmar Kracht
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Abstract
We present a CO2-laser based machining process for the manufacturing of all-fiber components. A CO2-laser beam is used to perform multiple steps of the manufacturing chain. The first step is the removal of the fiber’s polymer coating, followed by the removal of large parts of the glass cladding to access buried waveguides of the fiber. Excellent surface quality (Ra <10 nm) and process control for precision cladding removal are demonstrated, thus enabling the manufacturing of fiber components. A low loss evanescent field coupler (0.13 dB) was manufactured and coupling between two cores was achieved by fusing two altered fibers together.
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Felix Wellmann, Michael Steinke, Mateusz Wysmolek, Peter Weßels, Ludger Overmeyer, Jörg Neumann, and Dietmar Kracht "CO2-laser based micro-machining for fiber component manufacturing", Proc. SPIE 11667, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems VII, 116670E (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578491
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KEYWORDS
Manufacturing

Carbon dioxide lasers

Micromachining

Cladding

Glasses

Structured optical fibers

Optics manufacturing

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