• DocumentCode
    925410
  • Title

    Fabrication of optical fibre nanowires and their optical and mechanical characterisation

  • Author

    Brambilla, G. ; Xu, F. ; Feng, X.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/27/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    517
  • Lastpage
    519
  • Abstract
    It is demonstrated for the first time that long nanowires with radii as small as 30 nm can be manufactured with a conventional coupler fabrication rig. The temporal deterioration of nanowire optical properties has been studied and correlated with its mechanical behaviour. The original transmission properties have been restored by a post-fabrication treatment.
  • Keywords
    mechanical strength; nanowires; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; coupler fabrication rig; mechanical behavior; optical fibre nanowires; optical properties; transmission properties;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20060611
  • Filename
    1628523