DocumentCode
2974660
Title
Optical micro- and nano-structures using fibre tapers
Author
Birks, T.A. ; Leon-Saval, S.G. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
47
Abstract
Tapering of conventional and photonic crystal fibres can be used to make glass-air waveguides down to submicron scales, and gives them ready-made low-loss interfaces to simplify input and output coupling.
Keywords
nanostructured materials; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; fibre tapers; glass-air waveguides; nanostructures; optical microstructures; photonic crystal fibre tapering; ready-made low-loss interfaces; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201672
Filename
1572738
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