DocumentCode
3001626
Title
Photonic crystal fibre tapers and devices
Author
Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Bath, Bath
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Tapering (heat treatment after fabrication) can radically change the properties of photonic crystal fibres over centimetre lengths. Such transitions give useful fibre devices, including low-loss interfaces to dissimilar fibres, waveguides and other optical systems.
Keywords
heat treatment; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; fabrication; fibre devices; heat treatment; photonic crystal fibre; tapering; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface tension;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452404
Filename
4452404
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