Propagation loss, degradation and protective coating of long drawn microfibers
Journal
Optics Communications
Journal Volume
284
Journal Issue
12
Pages
2825-2828
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Chuo, S.-M.
Abstract
Propagation losses, transmission spectra and optical degradation attributed to surface scattering, crack propagation and water absorption were characterized for long microfibers fabricated by using a drawing tower. The propagation losses and optical degradation at 1550 nm wavelength were found increasing as the diameters decreased for the microfibers. A coating setup was established where polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was used as coating material and a CO2 laser as curing source to form a cylindrical film layer along the surface of microfiber. It was confirmed that no optical degradation was observed for the long drawn microfibers with protective coating over a long period of 18 h. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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