Title :
Optical excitation of metal nanoparticles by optical fiber cladding mode wavelength combs
Author :
Albert, J. ; Ianoul, Anatoli ; Barry, Sean ; Caucheteur, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The wavelengths and amplitudes of narrowband polarized cladding mode resonances in tilted fiber Bragg gratings provide high-Q probes of the anisotropic optical properties of various metal and semiconducting nanoparticle coatings and of their surroundings.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; nanoparticles; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; optical films; anisotropic optical properties; high-Q probes; metal nanoparticle coatings; narrowband polarized cladding mode resonance amplitude; narrowband polarized cladding mode resonance wavelength; optical excitation; optical fiber cladding mode wavelength combs; semiconducting nanoparticle coatings; tilted fiber Bragg gratings; Coatings; Metals; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical films;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
