Mach-Zehnder interferometers assembled with optical microfibers or nanofibers

被引：165

作者：

Li, Yuhang ^{[1
,2
]}

Tong, Limin ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Zhejiang Univ, State Key Lab Modern Opt Instrumentat, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China

[2] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Opt Engn, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2008年 / 33卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.33.000303

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZI) assembled using optical microfibers or nanofibers (MNFs) drawn from silica fibers and tellurite glasses. As-assembled MZIs, with dimensions of tens to hundreds of micrometers, show good interference fringes with extinction ratios of similar to 10 dB. The path-length difference of the MZI can be tuned by micromanipulation under an optical microscope. The MNF-assembled MZIs demonstrated here show advantages of easy fabrication, in situ tunability, and compact size. (c) 2008 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：303 / 305

页数：3

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