Heat-and-pull rig for fiber taper fabrication

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Ward, Jonathan M ^a   O'Shea, Danny G ^a   Shortt, Brian J ^a   Morrissey, Michael J ^a   Deasy, Kieran ^a   Chormaic, Síle G Nic ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; FABRICATION; GALVANOMETERS; LASER BEAMS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BICONICAL TAPERED COUPLERS; FIBER TAPER FABRICATION; MICRORESONATORS; MICROTAPERING;

INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33747864113     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2239033     Document Type: Article

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