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The ‘fibre fuse’ thermal damage effect can destroy kilometres of fibre at relatively modest laser powers. A low-loss tapered region strategically placed in a single-mode fibre can act as a thermal circuit breaker, thereby halting the damage propagation and protecting the fibre ‘upstream’ from the taper.
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Hand et al. (1989) studied this question.
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