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Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fibers with a conventional fusion splicer

Limin Xiao, Wei Jin, M. S. Demokan, Hoi L. Ho, Yeuk L. Hoo, and Chunliu Zhao

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Abstract

A simple method for fabricating selective injection microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) using a conventional fusion splicer is described. The effects of fusion current, fusion duration and offset position on the hole collapse property of the MOFs are investigated. With this method, the central hollow-core and the holes in the cladding region can be selectively infiltrated, which allows for the fabrication of novel hybrid polymer-silica and liquid-silica MOFs for various applications.

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Figures (7)
Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. SEM image of the cross section of the MOF used for the experiment.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. The positioning of the electrode axis when (a) two SMFs are to be fusion spliced, (b) a SMF is to be spliced to a MOF, (c) The current and energy density distribution in an arc fusion splicer[18,19], (d) The close-up of the end part of the MOF in the temperature(energy density) distribution field of Fig. 2(c), (e) Illustration of the transverse temperature distribution in the MOF.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. End-face of the MOF. (a) without arc discharge; (b) arc current =12.5mA; (c) arc current =14.5mA. The discharge duration and offset distance are kept constant at 0.3 second and 50 μm, respectively.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. End views of the MOF with different arc currents when the arc duration is 0.3 second and the offset distance is 50μm. The right picture is the close-up of the center part of the left picture. (a) 12.5mA, (b) 13mA, (c) 13.5mA, (d) 14mA, (e) 14.5mA, (f) 15mA.

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Fig. 5. End views of the MOF with different arc durations. (a) 0.3 second, (b) 0.4 second, and (c) 0.5 second. The arc current and offset distance are kept constant at 13.5mA and 50μm, respectively.

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Fig. 6. End views of the MOF with different offset distances when the arc duration and arc current are fixed at 0.3 second and 13.5mA, respectively. (a) 50μm, (b) 40μm, (c) 30μm, (d) 20μm, (e) 10μm, (f) 0μm.

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Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. (a) Optical microscope image and (b) SEM image of the MOF with the central hole filled with NOA74.

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i ( r , z ) = I 0 2 π σ 2 ( z ) exp ⁡ ( − r 2 2 σ 2 ( z ) ) ,
σ ( z ) = σ 0 ( 1 + C z 2 ) − 1 3 , r 2 = x 2 + y 2 .
V collapse = γ 2 η
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