Multi-stage Modified Fiber Drawing Process and Related Diameter Measuring System
Journal
Journal of Lightwave Technology
Journal Volume
27
Pages
2983-2988
Date Issued
2009-08
Author(s)
Abstract
Recent progress on the drawing of micro and nanowires shows the length could only reach several millimeters because of the lack of material feeding mechanism. We report here a multistage modified fiber drawing process which allows a fiber preform to be drawn several times in the heating zone so that the desired diameter of microns and nanometers can be achieved more than 1 m long. Current results show that by this approach the micro/nano optical wires (MNOWs) could be drawn with the length up to 165 cm and the diameter down to 1.9 μm. A real-time diameter measuring system is also developed to monitor the diameter in situ and hence to optimize our fabrication process. © 2009 IEEE.
Type
journal article