ISSN:
1572-817X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract A novel method using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study optical fibre structures at the fibre end-face has been successfully developed. The doping concentration profiles of fibres revealed by differential etching speeds in a saturated solution of ammonium bifluoride at room temperature (25°C) were obtained from AFM topographic images. The superior spatial resolution of AFM made it possible to resolve concentric structures a hundred times smaller than the feature, due to the difference in the known refractive index (Δn) of 1×10-3. Fibres with small core diameters and anisotropic structures, such as polarization-maintaining fibres, were studied with ease.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00326226
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