1305 Development of a New Optical Fiber Connector in Aluminum Matrix
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This paper presents the development of a new optical fiber connector formed in an aluminum matrix. In the previous study, an optical fiber sensor was successfully embedded in an aluminum matrix by the Interphase Forming/Bonding Method. However, there is a problem of the robustness of the connecting points because the optical fiber gets brittle in the high temperature embedding process. Connection of the optical fiber is not easy if it is broken near the edge of the optical fiber/aluminum composite. So in this study, formation of the new optical fiber connector in the aluminum matrix was investigated, and the connector was successfully made in it by embedding a notched optical fiber and pulling it out of the matrix.
