Characteristics of heat flow in optical fiber devices that use integrated thin-film heaters.
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 39 (28) , 5109-5116
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.39.005109
Abstract
We describe the analysis of heat flow in a type of tunable optical fiber grating that uses thin-film resistive heaters microfabricated on the surface of the fiber. The high rate of heat loss from these microstructures and the relatively low thermal diffusivity of the glass yield unusual thermal properties. Approximate one-dimensional analytical calculations capture important aspects of the thermal characteristics of these systems. Comparison with experimental results that we obtained from devices with established designs validates certain features of the computations. This modeling also establishes the suitability of integrated thin-film heaters for several new types of tunable fiber grating devices.Keywords
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