JP4981632B2 - ダブルクラッドファイバのファイバ端部加工方法 - Google Patents
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Description
図1及び2は、ダブルクラッドファイバFを示す。このダブルクラッドファイバFは、例えば、光増幅器やファイバレーザ等として使用されるものである。
図4は、実施形態に係る光コンバイナCを示す。
図5は、実施形態に係るファイバ・コンバイナ接続構造30を示す。
F ダブルクラッドファイバ
11 コア
12 第1クラッド
13 第2クラッド
13a 細孔
14 オーバークラッド
25a 信号光用コア
26a 励起光用コア
30 ファイバ・コンバイナ接続構造
Claims (2)
- コアと、該コアを被覆するように設けられた第1クラッドと、該第1クラッドを被覆するように設けられた第2クラッドと、該第2クラッドを被覆するように設けられたオーバークラッドと、を備え、該第2クラッドに、該第1クラッドを囲うように配設され各々が長さ方向に延びる複数の細孔が形成されたダブルクラッドファイバの少なくとも一方のファイバ端部において、上記オーバークラッドの外周面に傷を付けた後、外力を加えて該傷の位置からファイバ先端側のオーバークラッドを剥離し、上記第2クラッドの細孔間の隔壁を破壊して当該破壊箇所を境に上記オーバークラッド側の第2クラッドとオーバークラッドとを除去すると同時に、上記第1クラッドの表面に上記細孔の痕跡である溝を上記破壊箇所を境に第1クラッド側の第2クラッドで形成して該溝部分に第1クラッドを露出させるダブルクラッドファイバのファイバ端部加工方法。
- 請求項1に記載されたダブルクラッドファイバのファイバ端部加工方法において、
上記ダブルクラッドファイバにおいて、上記細孔間の隔壁の壁厚さが0.2〜1μmであることを特徴とするダブルクラッドファイバのファイバ端部加工方法。
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