High precision fiber taper fabrication using the immersion depth control in chemical etching

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5911, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-10

  Wu, Fei ^a   Yang, Yi ^a   Yin, Stuart ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Liber etching; Selective chemical etching; Tapered fibers

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; ETCHING; EVAPORATION; HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

ETCHED FIBERS; ETCHING SOLUTION; LIBER ETCHING; TAPERED FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 30844436362     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.624320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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