The polymer converter for effectively connecting polymer with silica optical fibres

• Autorzy: Pura-Pawlikowska P. , Dudek M. , Wonko R. , Marć P. , Kujawińska M. , Jaroszewicz L. R.

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DOI

10.1515/oere-2016-0014

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We present a micrometer−size polymer converter (microbridge) for connecting polymer optical fibres with silica fibres. The procedure of preparing such microstructure is based on a process of photopolymerization. A polymer converter grows as an extension of the fibres’ cores due to a self−guiding effect of the light beam in a photopolymerizable medium. Since the polymer microbridge has refractive index greater inside than outside, such a structure works as a waveguide leading the light beam between connected optical fibres. By selection of time of light exposition to the mixture and optical power of the incident light beam, it is possible to obtain a polymer converter with very good optical and mechanical characteristics. Possibility of using polymer microbridges grown directly from the fibres’ core as coupling elements between silica and polymer fibres is a good alternative for obtaining permanent coupling of such fibres.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fibre-optic element technology; photopolymerization; fibre coupling; microstructured device

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 24, No. 3
• Strony: 126--133
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., il.

Twórcy

autor

Pura-Pawlikowska P.

• Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, Warsaw 00–908, Poland

autor

Dudek M.

• Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, Warsaw 00–908, Poland
• Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Św. A. Boboli 8, Warsaw 02–525, Poland

autor

Wonko R.

• Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, Warsaw 00–908, Poland

autor

Marć P.

• Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, Warsaw 00–908, Poland

autor

Kujawińska M.

• Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Św. A. Boboli 8, Warsaw 02–525, Poland

autor

Jaroszewicz L. R.

• Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, Warsaw 00–908, Poland

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.