DocumentCode
500332
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
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
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
5225721
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