Embedding metallic jacketed fused silica fibres into stainless steel using additive layer manufacturing technology

Robert R. J. Maier; Dirk Havermann; William N. MacPherson; Duncan P. Hand

doi:10.1117/12.2026076

20 May 2013 Embedding metallic jacketed fused silica fibres into stainless steel using additive layer manufacturing technology

Robert R. J. Maier, Dirk Havermann, William N. MacPherson, Duncan P. Hand

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Proceedings Volume 8794, Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors; 87942U (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026076
Event: Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2013, Krakow, Poland

Abstract

Metal clad single mode optical fibres are successfully embedded into stainless steel using a layer by layer based additive manufacturing technology based on selective laser sintering of powered stainless steel material. The single mode fibre has been coated with a protective Ni metal layer to facilitate thermal protection and bonding to the stainless steel matrix. A loss of ~1 dB is observed after embedding which is attributed to micro bending in the embedded section.

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Robert R. J. Maier, Dirk Havermann, William N. MacPherson, and Duncan P. Hand "Embedding metallic jacketed fused silica fibres into stainless steel using additive layer manufacturing technology", Proc. SPIE 8794, Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 87942U (20 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026076

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