Title :
Transverse Anderson localization in a glass optical fiber with random air-holes
Author :
Karbasi, Sayyed Mohammad ; Hawkins, Thomas ; Ballato, J. ; Koch, Karl W. ; Mafi, Arash
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Abstract :
We report on the first observation of transverse Anderson localization in a glass optical fiber. Non-uniform distribution of the random air-holes across the fiber profile results in non-uniformity of the localization behavior.
Keywords :
Anderson model; glass fibres; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; disordered optical fibers; fiber profile; glass optical fiber; random air-holes; transverse Anderson localization; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
