• DocumentCode
    608868
  • Title

    Nanomechanical functionality of dual-core fibres

  • Author

    Zhenggang Lian ; Horak, P. ; Xian Feng ; Limin Xiao ; Frampton, K. ; White, Nicolas ; Tucknott, J.A. ; Rutt, H. ; Payne, David N. ; Stewart, William ; Loh, Wei H.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Highfield, UK
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We report experimental results on a dual suspended core nanomechanical optical fibre. Optical switching of light from one core to another is achieved through moving one core by just 8 nm.
  • Keywords
    nanomechanics; nanophotonics; optical fibre fabrication; optical switches; dual suspended core nanomechanical optical fibre; dual-core fibres; optical switching; Optical buffering; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6533008