Metallization of Silica Optical Fibers

1998 ◽  
Vol 531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Filas

AbstractA review is presented of metallization processes of silica optical fiber. Fiber strengths and fatigue data are summarized and compared for liquid metal freezing, chemical vapor deposition, sputtering, electroless and electrolytic coatings. Both continuous in-line and termination-only processes are considered. Details of an electroless Ni-P plating process are presented which can be used to prepare fiber ends for soldering into hermetic packages.

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 038101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zongchun Yang ◽  
Yingshuang Mei ◽  
Chengke Chen ◽  
Yinlan Ruan ◽  
Xiaojun Hu

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoo Choi ◽  
Choonkeun Hong ◽  
Kong Hoon Lee

Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kinghong Kwok ◽  
Wilson K. S. Chiu

An atmospheric-pressure laser-induced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor has been developed that is capable of continuously depositing carbon protective films on moving optical fibers from several hydrocarbon precursors. The relationship between operating parameters and the carbon deposition temperature was investigated experimentally and the results indicate that they are highly dependent on the laser power density and the fiber’s drawing velocity. A computational heat transfer model was developed to calculate the fiber surface temperature during deposition and to provide a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles that govern laser heating and the carbon CVD processes. The surface temperatures obtained from experiments are compared with the calculated temperature in order to validate the numerical model.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-257
Author(s):  
Keiji Ishibashi ◽  
Suzuki Setsu ◽  
Nakamura Keiichi ◽  
Tagui Kazunari ◽  
Ogawa Masatsugu ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Huang ◽  
Wilson K. S. Chiu

In this paper, we studied the effect of thermal diffusion (Soret effect), the heat flux due to species concentration gradient (Dufour effect) and the heat by chemical reactions in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process used to hermetically coat optical fibers. Using a previously developed mass and heat transfer model to investigate the transport phenomena in this process, the Soret and Dufour effects are compared to ordinary mass diffusion. The thermal conductivity, molecular diffusivity and thermal diffusivity are calculated using a multi-component model. The contribution of heat of chemical reactions to overall heat transfer in the CVD is also discussed. Soret effect and heat by chemical reactions are found to be very important in this process, and their effect is related to operating conditions such as draw speed and optical fiber inlet temperature.


Carbon ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guqiao Ding ◽  
Yun Zhu ◽  
Shumin Wang ◽  
Qian Gong ◽  
Lei Sun ◽  
...  

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