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Acrylic-based Y-branch POF coupler for "do-it-yourself" next generation optical devicesFormat | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
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Paper Abstract
Optical devices are components which require sophisticated equipment and technically skilled manpower for device
fabrication and assembling and most of the production costs are on the device assembly. However, the next generation
optical components may not be devices assembled at the production line but it will be based on the concept of 'do-it
yourself' optical devices. We proposed a simple low-cost acrylic-based Y-branch POF coupler which can be assembled
easily by the end users themselves. The device is composed of three sections: an input POF waveguide, an intermediate
adjustable hollow waveguide taper region and output POF waveguides. Low cost acrylic-based material has been used
for the device material. A desktop high speed CNC engraver is utilized to produce the mold inserts used for the optical
device. In addition to the engraved device structure, 4 holes are drilled at each corner to allow a top plate to be screwed
on top and enclosed the device structure. Included with this POF coupler assembly kit will be the mold insert, top acrylic
block, input and output POF fibers (cleaved and stripped with different stripping lengths) and connecting screws. The
short POF fibers are inserted into the engraved slots at the input and output ports until the fibers are positioned just
before or butt-coupled to each other. The assembling is completed when the top plate is positioned and the connecting
screws are secured. The POF coupler has an average insertion loss of 5.8 ± 0.1 dB, excess loss of 2.8 dB and a good
coupling ratio of 1:1.
Paper Details
Date Published: 6 October 2010
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 7655, 5th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies, 76550E (6 October 2010); doi: 10.1117/12.864166
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7655:
5th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies
Li Yang; Yoshiharu Namba; David D. Walker; Shengyi Li, Editor(s)
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 7655, 5th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies, 76550E (6 October 2010); doi: 10.1117/12.864166
Show Author Affiliations
Abang Annuar Ehsan, Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia)
Sahbudin Shaari, Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia)
Sahbudin Shaari, Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia)
Mohd Kamil Abd Rahman, Univ. Teknologi MARA (Malaysia)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7655:
5th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies
Li Yang; Yoshiharu Namba; David D. Walker; Shengyi Li, Editor(s)
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