FABRICATION OF FIBER BUNDLE ARRAYS FOR FREE-SPACE PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS

被引:12
作者
SASIAN, JM [1 ]
NOVOTNY, RA [1 ]
BECKMAN, MG [1 ]
WALKER, SL [1 ]
WOJCIK, MJ [1 ]
HINTERLONG, SJ [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,DEPT BROADBAND & PHOTON SWITCHING,NAPERVILLE,IL 60566
关键词
OPTICAL FIBERS; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER ARRAYS; OPTICAL FABRICATION;
D O I
10.1117/12.177505
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe a technique for assembling fiber bundle arrays as needed in optical computing and photonic switching systems. Two 4x4 arrays with single-mode and multimode optical fibers were manufactured. Fiber ends were located to within 3 mu m of their ideal position and to a pointing precision of 30 arcmin. A third 4x8 array was manufactured with single-mode fibers, and fiber ends were located to within 1.5 mu m of their ideal position.
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页码:2979 / 2985
页数:7
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