Title :
A microfiber-based highly birefringent device
Author :
Ye Chen ; Jun-long Kou ; Fei Xu ; Yan-qing Lu
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
A broadband microfiber-based device with high birefringence is successfully realized by wrapping a microfiber (MF) on a 2 mm-diameter rod which is precoated with low-index polymer Teflon. The birefringence of the device is as high as 10-3 over a broad wavelength range. The results show that this kind of device presents great potential in sensing and communication applications.
Keywords :
birefringence; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; wrapping; broadband microfiber based device; communication application; low index polymer Teflon; microfiber based highly birefringent device; microfiber wrapping; sensing application; size 2 mm; Bismuth; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; compact; high birefringence; microfiber;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Global Conference (PGC), 2012
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2513-4
DOI :
10.1109/PGC.2012.6458076
