Title :
Tapered fibres embedded in silica aerogel
Author :
Xiao, Limin ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; Leon-Saval, S.G. ; Williams, R. ; England, R. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
We embedded thin (down to 2 mum diameter) tapered fibres in silica aerogel with low loss. The aerogel is rigid but behaves refractively like air, protecting the tapered fibre without disturbing light propagation along it.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical fibres; optical losses; light propagation; low loss; silica aerogel; tapered fibres; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Photonics; Pollution measurement; Silicon compounds; Solvents; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (060.2340) Fiber optics components;
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
