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Fiber Array Prototype and Mass Production (view source)
Revision as of 20:11, 11 November 2009
, 20:11, 11 November 2009→Fiber Splicing
*Using this program it is possible to predict how the polystyrene fibers will heat and cool depending on changes made to constants of the plastic, air flow, ambient temperature, and power of the laser used for heating.
*Using this program it is possible to predict how the polystyrene fibers will heat and cool depending on changes made to constants of the plastic, air flow, ambient temperature, and power of the laser used for heating.
*We can then find the optimum conditions which include a localized pulse of energy that does not heat the outer cladding past 200°C (boiling point of polymethylmethacrylate) and develop a splicing station of our own.
*We can then find the optimum conditions which include a localized pulse of energy that does not heat the outer cladding past 200°C (boiling point of polymethylmethacrylate) and develop a splicing station of our own.
*Extensive research into the optical properties of polystyrene have been performed. Specifically, we need to know at what wavelengths polystyrene absorbs light most efficiently. The suppliers of the optical fibers has absorption information for wavelengths ranging from 400-800nm. To supplement this data we found two articles that each studied the spectral absorption of polystyrene. Fitting this information together we were able to obtain the following plot of how each wavelength penetrates until it reaches extinction dependent.
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2) Michigan State University loan-
2) Michigan State University loan-
*Ron Richards, mechanical design specialist for the physics department at M.S.U. is loaning us a custom fiber splicer.
*Ron Richards, mechanical design specialist for the physics department at M.S.U. is loaning us a custom fiber splicer.