| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M93659/01 |
| Title: |
OPTICAL FIBRE ARRAY MANUFACTURE (OFAM) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Desmulliez, Professor M |
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| Department: |
Computing & Electrical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Heriot-Watt University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 2000 |
Ends: |
31 March 2002 |
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50,844
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Optical Devices & Subsystems |
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This multidisciplinary programme aims to investigate and develop an adventurous process for manufacturing 2-D optical fibre arrays, with at least an order of magnitude improvement in the positional and angular tolerances of the mono-mode fibres compared to conventional techniques. Manufacturable, dense 2-D optical fibre arrays are essential for a wide variety of telecoms, computing and instrumentation applications. Successful commercial exploitation of this research would give the UK a trememdous competitive edge for both equipment providers and end-users. The process itself is an active alignment technique and we plan to use the deliverables of the project, namely a proof-of-principle demonstration and characterisation of a 4-by-4 fibre bundle array, plus a paper design of the full manufacturing process, to engender commercialisation with equipment providers. At present, we have the backing of end-users.
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http://www.hw.ac.uk |