• DocumentCode
    2740147
  • Title

    Aerogel-enhanced tapers and fibres

  • Author

    Wadsworth, W.J. ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; Xiao, L.M. ; Rollings, M.D. ; England, R. ; Birks, T.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    10-12 Jan. 2011
  • Firstpage
    193
  • Lastpage
    194
  • Abstract
    We replace the air around tapered silica fibres or within hollow-core photonic crystal fibres with silica aerogel. This retains the important device characteristics, including gas permeability, but adds protection and enables new devices.
  • Keywords
    aerogels; holey fibres; optical materials; permeability; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; SiO2; aerogel-enhanced tapers; gas permeability; hollow-core photonic crystal fibres; Couplers; Materials; Nanoparticles; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Silicon compounds; aerogel; optical fibre; photonic crystal fibre; tapered fibre;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Keystone, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8428-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730113
  • Filename
    5730113
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2740147