• DocumentCode
    500116
  • Title

    Optical fibre with an aerogel-filled core

  • Author

    Grogan, M.D.W. ; Leon-Saval, S.G. ; Williams, R. ; England, R. ; Birks, T.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We filled the core of hollow-core photonic crystal fibre with silica aerogel. The filled fibre exhibits a shifted bandgap and a region of broadband guidance in good agreement with simulation.
  • Keywords
    aerogels; holey fibres; optical materials; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; SiO2; aerogel-filled core; hollow-core photonic crystal fibre; photonic bandgap; silica aerogel; total internal reflection; Glass; Methanol; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (060.5295) Photonic Crystal Fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225497
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=500116