Title :
Coherent microfluidic resonances in microstructured optical fiber
Author :
Kerbage, C. ; Ging, J. ; Hale, A. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate coherent resonances based on periodic microfluids infused into the air-holes of a microstructured optical fiber. Resonance tunability can be achieved by heating the air in the channels or the periodic microfluids in the waist of the tapered fiber.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microfluidics; micromechanical resonators; optical fibres; optical tuning; periodic structures; air-holes; coherent microfluidic resonances; fiber channels air heating; microstructured optical fiber; periodic microfluids; periodically-spaced microfluidic plugs; resonance condition tuning; resonance tunability; tapered fiber waist; tunable all-fiber devices; Couplings; Heating; Microfluidics; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical propagation; Periodic structures; Plugs; Propagation constant; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159556
