Title :
D-Shaped Optical Fiber Microwire Devices
Author :
Kou, Jun-long ; Huang, Zhang-Di ; Xu, Fei ; Lu, Yan-qing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
D-shaped optical fiber microwire (OFM) devices are investigated theoretically. They can be fabricated by wrapping the OFM on a removable rod or substrate. Optical wave guiding properties of these devices are discussed with numerical simulations. Dispersion properties of OFMs with different radius are studied as well. A grating based D-shaped OFM is proposed for sensing applications. The corresponding sensitive could reach 1100 nm/RIU (Refractive Index Unit) due to its large outside evanescent field.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; micro-optics; optical fibre fabrication; D-shaped; OFM; evanescent field; optical fiber microwire devices; optical wave guiding properties; removable rod; wrapping; Gratings; Numerical simulation; Optical devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Wrapping;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics and Optoelectronic (SOPO), 2010 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4963-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4964-4
DOI :
10.1109/SOPO.2010.5504442
