Angularly-polished optical fiber tips

Robert M. Bunch; Joseph P. Caughey

doi:10.1117/12.25838

1 March 1991 Angularly-polished optical fiber tips

Robert M. Bunch, Joseph P. Caughey

Proceedings Volume 1396, Applications of Optical Engineering: Proceedings of OE/Midwest '90; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25838
Event: Applications of Optical Engineering: Proceedings of OE/Midwest '90, 1990, Rosemont, IL, United States

Abstract

A technique was developed to polish the tips of standard communication optical fibers at angles ranging from 35 to 55. This study was initiated to determine the feasibility of making right-angle fiber optic (elbow) connectors. The process used to polish the fiber ends at various angles and the experiments performed to characterize the light output will be discussed. A simple ray-optic computer model was used to analyze the measured light output profiles from the polished ends. 1.

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Robert M. Bunch and Joseph P. Caughey "Angularly-polished optical fiber tips", Proc. SPIE 1396, Applications of Optical Engineering: Proceedings of OE/Midwest '90, (1 March 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25838

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