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Tagger microscope prototype construction (view source)
Revision as of 16:18, 15 January 2008
, 16:18, 15 January 2008→Cleaving and Polishing Techniques
* Technique 1
* Technique 1
** Place the fiber in the apparatus as shown in ''Work Stand Assembly'' under ''Cleaving''. Take the hobby knife and place it on the fiber (again look under ''Work Stand Assembly'' for the proper placement of the blade) and gently tap the butt end of the knife until the fiber is cut cleanly. Remove the fiber and inspect the freshly cleaved end. Look for any major breaks in the outer cladding (use magnifying glass if necessary). I will be posting pictures (as they become available) as to what is acceptable and unacceptable breaking in the cladding.
** Place the fiber in the apparatus as shown in ''Work Stand Assembly'' under ''Cleaving''. Take the hobby knife and place it on the fiber (again look under ''Work Stand Assembly'' for the proper placement of the blade) and gently tap the butt end of the knife until the fiber is cut cleanly. Remove the fiber and inspect the freshly cleaved end. Look for any major breaks in the outer cladding (use magnifying glass if necessary). I will be posting pictures (as they become available) as to what is acceptable and unacceptable breaking in the cladding.
** If the ends of the cleaved scintillators have major breaks in the outer cladding, then the best course of action it to toss out the unusable segment, properly polish the end attached to the spool and repeat Step 1. If the ends of the cleaved scintillators are border line acceptable proceed to Step 2.
** If the ends of the cleaved scintillators have major breaks in the outer cladding, then the best course of action it to toss out the unusable segment, properly polish the end attached to the spool and repeat Step 1. If the ends of the cleaved scintillators are borderline acceptable proceed to Step 2.
** For the waveguides, it is best to give yourself an extra 1/2 cm of fiber in case the cleaved end has major breaks in the outer cladding.
** For the waveguides, it is best to give yourself an extra 1/2 cm of fiber in case the cleaved end has major breaks in the outer cladding.