Title :
Transverse probed microfluidic switchable photonic crystal fiber devices
Author :
Domachuk, Peter ; Nguyen, Hong C. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
ARC Centre for Ultra-high Bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Univ. of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate a method for using microfludics to dynamically tune a photonic bandgap material. In this letter, the material is a photonic crystal fiber which is probed transversely. This geometry is analyzed experimentally and the resulting spectra are compared to band-structure calculations. The fluidic tuning system is thermally driven and the temporal response of this dynamic tuning is characterized experimentally.
Keywords :
microfluidics; optical fibres; optical tuning; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; photonic switching systems; dynamic tuning; fluidic tuning; microfluidic plug; microfluidics; photonic bandgap material; temporal response; transverse probed microfluidic switchable photonic crystal fiber devices; transverse probing; Crystalline materials; Microfluidics; Optical fiber devices; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Refractive index;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.831261
