The invention relates to an optical fibre fused tapering method using high-frequency pulse
carbon dioxide laser as a heat source. The method precisely adjusts
laser beams based on the good heat absorption performance of a silica optical fibre close to the
carbon dioxide laser wavelength and the characteristics that the high-frequency
carbon dioxide laser can generate a continuous high temperature, so that a fused tapered optical fibre is drawn while the
laser beams heat up the optical fibre continuously along a certain optical fibre length. The method is mainly characterized by: designing a reasonable laser
beam scanning track graph, and ensuring that the
laser beams scan the optical fibre all the time during the whole drawing procedure and that a heat area stable enough can be generated on the optical fibre; and simultaneously adjusting the parameters of the
carbon dioxide laser beams and the step length of a stepping motor, so as to ensure the heat and
force balance of the optical fibre during the drawing procedure. The method does not pollute the optical fibre, and is not influenced by the indoor
airflow,
oxygen content and the like; and the heat source is similar to a
point heat source, and the manufacture precision of the fused tapered optical fibre is greatly improved. The fused tapered optical fibre manufactured by the method can be widely used in the fields like
beam splitting and connection of light, optical fibre sensing, optical filters, optical communications and the like; and the application potential is huge.