Novel applications of monomode fiber tapers

Frank P. Payne; Harry S. MacKenzie

doi:10.1117/12.46980

1 September 1991 Novel applications of monomode fiber tapers

Frank P. Payne, Harry S. MacKenzie

Proceedings Volume 1504, Fiber-Optic Metrology and Standards; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46980
Event: ECO4 (The Hague '91), 1991, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

Adiabatically tapered single-mode fibers provide a novel and effective method of gaining access to the optical field inside an optical fiber. The fabrication of low-loss tapered fibers with waist diameters of less than one micron is described. By surrounding a tapered fiber with laser-dye solution, compact very efficient amplifiers, saturable absorbers, and super- fluorescent sources have been demonstrated.

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Frank P. Payne and Harry S. MacKenzie "Novel applications of monomode fiber tapers", Proc. SPIE 1504, Fiber-Optic Metrology and Standards, (1 September 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46980

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