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MicroStructure Element Method (MSEM): viscous flow model for the virtual draw of microstructured optical fibers

MicroStructure Element Method (MSEM): viscous flow model for the virtual draw of microstructured optical fibers
MicroStructure Element Method (MSEM): viscous flow model for the virtual draw of microstructured optical fibers
We propose a new method to accurately model the structural evolution of a microstructured fiber (MOF) during its drawing process, given its initial preform structure and draw conditions. The method, applicable to a broad range of MOFs with high air-filling fraction and thin glass membranes, is an extension of the Discrete Element Method; it determines forces on the nodes in the microstructure to progressively update their position along the neck-down region, until the fiber reaches a final frozen state. The model is validated through simulation of 6 Hollow Core Photonic Band Gap Fibers (HC-PBGFs) and is shown to predict accurately the final fiber dimensions and cross-sectional distortions. The model is vastly more capable than other state of the art models and allows fast exploration of wide drawing parameter spaces, eliminating the need for expensive and time-consuming empirical parameter scans.
1094-4087
312-329
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Jasion, G., Shrimpton, J.S., Chen, Y., Bradley, T., Richardson, D.J. and Poletti, F. (2015) MicroStructure Element Method (MSEM): viscous flow model for the virtual draw of microstructured optical fibers. Optics Express, 23 (1), 312-329. (doi:10.1364/OE.23.000312).

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We propose a new method to accurately model the structural evolution of a microstructured fiber (MOF) during its drawing process, given its initial preform structure and draw conditions. The method, applicable to a broad range of MOFs with high air-filling fraction and thin glass membranes, is an extension of the Discrete Element Method; it determines forces on the nodes in the microstructure to progressively update their position along the neck-down region, until the fiber reaches a final frozen state. The model is validated through simulation of 6 Hollow Core Photonic Band Gap Fibers (HC-PBGFs) and is shown to predict accurately the final fiber dimensions and cross-sectional distortions. The model is vastly more capable than other state of the art models and allows fast exploration of wide drawing parameter spaces, eliminating the need for expensive and time-consuming empirical parameter scans.

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Accepted/In Press date: 12 December 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 January 2015
Published date: 12 January 2015
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre, Engineering Science Unit, Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics Group

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Local EPrints ID: 378399
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378399
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 59705f07-4378-42e3-99cc-7f6230346da6
ORCID for G. Jasion: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-6479
ORCID for Y. Chen: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-6113
ORCID for T. Bradley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6568-5811
ORCID for D.J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058
ORCID for F. Poletti: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-3083

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Date deposited: 29 Jun 2015 13:57
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:47

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Author: G. Jasion ORCID iD
Author: J.S. Shrimpton
Author: Y. Chen ORCID iD
Author: T. Bradley ORCID iD
Author: D.J. Richardson ORCID iD
Author: F. Poletti ORCID iD

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