Title :
Optical micro- and nano-structures using fibre tapers
Author :
Birks, T.A. ; Leon-Saval, S.G. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Abstract :
Tapering of conventional and photonic crystal fibres can be used to make glass-air waveguides down to submicron scales, and gives them ready-made low-loss interfaces to simplify input and output coupling.
Keywords :
nanostructured materials; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; fibre tapers; glass-air waveguides; nanostructures; optical microstructures; photonic crystal fibre tapering; ready-made low-loss interfaces; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201672
