Polymer and tapered silica fiber connection for polymer fiber sensor application

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2017
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Ferreira,MFS
André Delgado Gomes
Kowal,D
Statkiewicz Barabach,G
Mergo,P
Orlando Frazão
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A new type of polymer and silica connection is proposed. A tapered SMF- 28 silica optical fiber tip is fabricated using a CO2 laser by focusing and stretching the fiber. The tapered silica tip is inserted in one of the holes of a microstructured polymer optical fiber using a 3D alignment system. Using a supercontinuum source, the spectrum is observed after one and after two connections. The polymer fiber is characterized in curvature while using the previous connection.
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