Compound-glass optical nanowires

被引:99
作者
Brambilla, G [1 ]
Koizumi, E [1 ]
Feng, X [1 ]
Richardson, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
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D O I
10.1049/el:20058381
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A simple method to fabricate nanowires with radii as small as 90 ran from compound-glass fibres is described. Low transmission losses at 1.55 mu m have been achieved in nanowires fabricated from lead-silicate and bismuth silicate optical fibres.
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