Title :
Birefringence control of the holey fiber filled with indium
Author :
Lee, S.H. ; Kim, B.H. ; Han, W.-T.
Author_Institution :
Dep. Inf. & Commun., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
A novel method for controlling birefringence of the optical fiber with two holes filled with indium metal was demonstrated. The birefringence was found to increase with the decrease of the applied pressure during the infiltration and solidification of indium.
Keywords :
birefringence; holey fibres; indium; melt infiltration; solidification; In; birefringence control; holey fiber; indium infiltration; indium metal; indium solidification; optical fiber; Birefringence; Glass; Holey fibers; Indium; Optical control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214298
