Title :
Splicing optical microfibers via polymer nanowires
Author :
Zhifang Hu ; Limin Tong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a general approach to splice microfibers via polymer nanowire. Mach-Zehnder interferometer assembled using this technique functions in air and water. The approach promises potential applications in micro-optics integration and sensing.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; holey fibres; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; splicing; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; air; microoptics integration; optical microfiber splicing; polymer nanowires; sensing; water;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
