Cleaved end-face quality of microstructu
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S.H. Law; M.A. van Eijkelenborg; G.W. Barton; C. Yan; R. Lwin; J. Gan
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The cutting of a microstructured polymer optical fibre to form an optical end-face is studied. The effect of the temperature and speed of the cutting blade on the end-face is qualitatively assessed and it is found that for fibres at temperatures in the range 70-90 ยฐC, a blade at a similar temperatur