Title :
Silica-air structures for optical fibres
Author :
Wadsworth, W.J. ; Rollings, M. ; Bateman, S.A. ; Mosley, P.J. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
Photonic crystal fibres (PCFs), silica nanowires and silica aerogel are all structures which deploy the high index contrast between silica glass and air to enhance photonic functionality. We shall discuss the latest results in nonlinear wavelength conversion and sensing using PCFs and aerogels.
Keywords :
aerogels; holey fibres; nanowires; photonic crystals; PCF; aerogels; high index contrast; nonlinear wavelength conversion; optical fibres; photonic crystal fibres; sensing; silica aerogel; silica glass; silica nanowires; silica-air structures; Glass; Indexes; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Silicon compounds; Photonic crystal fibres; nanowires; nonlinear fibre optics; silica aerogel;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2012 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coventry
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2228-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2012.6253893
