Laser processed preforms for microstructured optical fibers

Martin Becker; Marcel Werner; Oliver Fitzau; Dominik Esser; Jens Kobelke; Kay Schuster; Adrian Lorenz; Anka Schwuchow; Manfred Rothhardt; Dieter Hoffmann; Hartmut Bartelt

doi:10.1117/12.2023223

18 November 2013 Laser processed preforms for microstructured optical fibers

Martin Becker, Marcel Werner, Oliver Fitzau, Dominik Esser, Jens Kobelke, Kay Schuster, Adrian Lorenz, Anka Schwuchow, Manfred Rothhardt, Dieter Hoffmann, Hartmut Bartelt

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Proceedings Volume 8785, 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications; 8785C9 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023223
Event: 8th Ibero American Optics Meeting/11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications, 2013, Porto, Portugal

Abstract

We present a laser drilling technology eminently suitable for structuring of solid glass preforms for microstructured optical fibers (MOF). This technology allows fiber designs that can not be easily adressed by stack and draw technology. As an example, we present a four ring hexagonal hole structure drilled in a silica rod over a length of 80 mm at ILT. The fiber drawn from this preform was used for absorption measurements and fiber Bragg grating inscription experiments at IPHT. Geometrical aspects are compared to those of a MOF with a similar structure made by the stack and draw technology.

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Martin Becker, Marcel Werner, Oliver Fitzau, Dominik Esser, Jens Kobelke, Kay Schuster, Adrian Lorenz, Anka Schwuchow, Manfred Rothhardt, Dieter Hoffmann, and Hartmut Bartelt "Laser processed preforms for microstructured optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 8785, 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications, 8785C9 (18 November 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023223

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