Title :
Electrical current-driven dual-core optical fiber with embedded metal electrodes
Author :
Zhenggang Lian ; Segura, Martha ; Podoliak, Nina ; Xian Feng ; White, Nicolas ; Horak, P. ; Loh, Wei H.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A dual suspended-core optical fiber with four embedded metal electrodes was fabricated by fiber drawing from a composite preform. Heating the fiber by running watt-level electrical power through the electrodes produced optical switching between cores.
Keywords :
drawing (mechanical); electrodes; metals; optical fibre fabrication; optical switches; composite preform; dual suspended-core optical fiber; electrical current-driven dual-core optical fiber; embedded metal electrodes; fiber drawing; fiber heating; optical switching; running watt-level electrical power; Electrodes; Metals; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu3K.3
