Title :
Liquid Core Fibers based on Hollow Core Microstructured Fibers
Author :
Vienne, G. ; Yan, M. ; Luo, Y. ; Liang, T.K. ; Ho, H.P. ; Lin, C.
Author_Institution :
Center for Advanced Research in Photonics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China; gvienne@ee.cuhk.edu.hk
Abstract :
We propose a new liquid core fiber capable of guiding in low refractive index liquids. The hollow core of a microstructured fiber is filled with water, in which visible light is efficiently guided.
Keywords :
Biological materials; Biomedical optical imaging; Bridges; Optical fiber communication; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569504
