A fractal-based fibre for ultra-high throughput optical probes

被引：24

作者：

Huntington, S. T. ^{[1
]}

Gibson, B. C.

Canning, J.

Digweed-Lyytikainen, K.

Love, J. D.

Steblina, V.

机构：

[1] Univ Melbourne, Sch Phys, Quantum Commun Victoria, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia

[2] Univ Sydney, Opt Fibre Technol Ctr, Eveleigh, NSW 1430, Australia

[3] Australian Natl Univ, RSPSE, Appl Photon Grp, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

[4] VA Future Tech Consulting Pty Ltd, Killara, NSW 2071, Australia

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2007年 / 15卷 / 05期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1364/OE.15.002468

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 [光学]; 0803 [光学工程];

摘要：

A core component of all scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) systems is the optical probe, which has evolved greatly but still represents the limiting component for the system. Here, we introduce a new type of optical probe, based on a Fractal Fibre which is a special class of photonic crystal fibre (PCF), to directly address the issue of increasing the optical throughput in SNOM probes. Optical measurements through the Fractal Fibre probes have shown superior power levels to that of conventional SNOM probes. The results presented in this paper suggest that a novel fibre design is critical in order to maximize the potential of the SNOM. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：2468 / 2475

页数：8

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