Title :
Soft glass microstructured optical fibers: recent progress in fabrication and opportunities for novel optical devices
Author :
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike ; Monro, Tanya M.
Author_Institution :
Centre of Expertise in Photonics, School of Chemistry & Physics, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Abstract :
This paper reviews recent progress in the fabrication of soft glass microstructured optical fibers with nanowire core sizes, with nanoscale holes in the fiber core itself and with large mode areas. We demonstrate the potential of these fibers for a wide range of applications including high optical nonlinearity, bio/chemical sensing, high-resolution imaging, mid-infrared high power generation and delivery.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Chemicals; Glass; High-resolution imaging; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
