Method of producing an optical fibre resonant cavity, in particular for an interferometric sensor, and optical fibre resonant cavity produced thereby

摘要

To form an optical element (20), in particular an interferometric sensor, an optical fiber (1) is placed tangent to a cylindrical supporting element (2); a straight portion (1a) of the optical fiber and the supporting element are surface fused; and a cavity (26) is formed in the optical fiber (1), the cavity being defined by facing surfaces (27,28) of the straight portion (1a) substantially perpendicular to the axis of the straight portion (1a). The optical fiber (1) and supporting element (2) may be subjected to traction during surface fusion, to form a small cross-section portion close to the cavity, and which, when light is conducted by the optical element, provides for reducing the amount of light dispersed in the cavity.