Cross-sectional geometry control of low-loss biconical fiber tapers using hydrofluoric acid flow etching

2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Eric J ^a   Mikkelsen, Jared ^a   Poon, Joyce K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICONICAL FIBER TAPERS; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; IMMERSION DEPTH; LOW LOSS; SUBMICRON; SURFACE-TENSION-DRIVEN FLOW;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICS; SURFACE TENSION;

HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

EID: 80052123487     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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