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METHOD OF PROCESSING END-FACES OF AIR-CLAD AND PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL FIBERS, AND FIBERS PRODUCED THEREBY
METHOD OF PROCESSING END-FACES OF AIR-CLAD AND PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL FIBERS, AND FIBERS PRODUCED THEREBY
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机译:加工空气和光子晶体纤维端面的方法,以及由此生产的纤维
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A method of preventing contamination of the air channels (156)in the capillaries or pores of an air-clad or photonic-crystal fiber during polishing of the end-faces. A glass or silica fiber rod (108, 110) comparable to the fiber is fused to the end-face of the fiber, cut, and polished to form a thin protective plate (112) having no appreciable affect on the optical properties of the fiber. Alternatively the air capillaries may be sealed by a UV-curable fluid (162) or by melting the surrounding material. The end-face of the fiber thus presents a polished or cleaved surface for optical coupling to other fibers without causing damage or contamination to the air channels of the fiber. In addition to protecting the end-face of an air-clad photonic-crystal fiber with a thin plate, it is also possible to utilize a graded-index (GRIN) element (150) to perform the protective function as well as an optical function.
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