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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2021.32.2.049

Development of Fiber-end-cap Fabrication Equipment  

Lee, Sung Hun (Laser R&D, LIGNex1)
Hwang, Soon Hwi (Laser R&D, LIGNex1)
Kim, Tae Kyun (Laser R&D, LIGNex1)
Yang, Whan Seok (Laser R&D, LIGNex1)
Yoon, Yeong Gap (Research Center, LS-tech)
Kim, Seon Ju (Research Center, LS-tech)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.32, no.2, 2021 , pp. 49-54 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we design and construct the equipment to manufacture large-diameter optical fiber end caps, which are the core parts of high-power fiber lasers, and we fabricate large-diameter optical fiber end caps using the home-made equipment. This equipment consists of a CO2 laser as a fusion-splice heat source, a precision stage assembly for transferring the position of a large-diameter optical fiber and an end cap, and a vision system used for alignment when the fusion splice is interlocked with the stage assembly. The output of the laser source is interlocked with the stage assembly to control the output, and the equipment is manufactured to align the polarization axis of the large-diameter polarization-maintaining optical fiber with the vision system. Optical fiber end caps were manufactured by laser fusion splicing of a large-diameter polarization-maintaining optical fiber with a clad diameter of 400 ㎛ and an end cap of 10×5×2 ㎣ (W×D×H) using home-made equipment. Signal-light insertion loss, polarization extinction ratio, and beam quality M2 of the fabricated large-diameter optical fiber end caps were measured to be 0.6%, 16.7 dB, and 1.21, respectively.
Keywords
High-power fiber laser; Fiber endcap; Polarization-maintaining fiber;
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