2009 Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics 2009
DOI: 10.1109/sopo.2009.5230099
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Fabrication of Glass Microspheres Using the Powders Floating Method

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“…The modes supported by such a structure, known as whispering gallery modes, have the ability to confine and store optical energy and as a result there is widespread interest in their application. Microspheres on the order of tens to hundreds of microns in diameter are easily fabricated, either individually or in large quantities by a variety of methods [1,[7][8][9][10][11][18][19]. Spheres of this diameter range are compatible with optical fiber and integrated optical circuits and in recent years, microspheres have emerged as an important component in a wide range of photonic devices and find application in signal processing [2], cavity quantum electrodynamics [3] and nonlinear optics [4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The modes supported by such a structure, known as whispering gallery modes, have the ability to confine and store optical energy and as a result there is widespread interest in their application. Microspheres on the order of tens to hundreds of microns in diameter are easily fabricated, either individually or in large quantities by a variety of methods [1,[7][8][9][10][11][18][19]. Spheres of this diameter range are compatible with optical fiber and integrated optical circuits and in recent years, microspheres have emerged as an important component in a wide range of photonic devices and find application in signal processing [2], cavity quantum electrodynamics [3] and nonlinear optics [4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the hyperthermal environment of the furnace the surface tension pulled the molten glass powders into spherical droplets, which were then cooled into solid microspheres when dropped out from the bottom outlet of the furnace. [17] Most of the ChG microspheres fabricated with the facilities of our lab have diameters ranging from 50 µm to 150 µm. To prepare the fiber taper, we attached both ends of a piece of standard communication fiber (∼ 1 meter long) to a pair of high-precision motion stages (ZOLIX, model number: TSA 50-C), melted the fiber in its central region using an oxyhydrogen micro-torch, and controlled the stages to move in opposite directions with appropriate speeds.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The materials retained in the sieve with an opening of 250 μm were subjected again to the milling process, in order to reduce its size. To generate microspheres, different methods can be used, such as: gravitational fall, powder flotation, plasma-spraying and horizontal flame [22][23][24] . Regardless of the method used, the principles for producing the microspheres are the same: Shelby 25 explains that due to the fact that molten glass behaves as a liquid, if these droplets of molten glass freely fall from a sufficient distance, they will assume a spherical shape as a result of the action of the surface tension.…”
Section: Microspheres Productionmentioning
confidence: 99%