Fabrication and study of bent and coiled free silica nanowires: Self-coupling microloop optical interferometer

被引：170

作者：

Sumetsky, M ^{[1
]}

Dulashko, Y ^{[1
]}

Hale, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] OFS Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA

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OPTICS EXPRESS | 2004年 / 12卷 / 15期

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D O I：

10.1364/OPEX.12.003521

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We fabricated nanometer- and micrometer-order diameter optical fibers (NMOFs) by drawing them in a microfurnace comprising a sapphire tube heated with a CO2 laser. Using very short - a few mm long - fiber biconical tapers having a submicron waist, which can be bent locally in a free space by translation of the taper ends, we studied the effect of bending and looping on the transmission characteristics of a free NMOF. In particular, we have demonstrated an optical interferometer built of a coiled self-coupling NMOF. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

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页码：3521 / 3531

页数：11

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