Nanofilms on hollow core fiber-based structures: an optical study

Author

Bravo, Javier ; Matías, Ignacio R. ; Del Villar, Ignacio ; Corres, Jesus M. ; Arregui, Francisco J.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Volume

24

Issue

5

fYear

2006

fDate

5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2100

Lastpage

2107

Abstract

The optical characteristics of one multimode fiber (MMF)-hollow core fiber (HCF)-structure when a nanofilm is deposited on it has been theoretically and experimentally studied. The electrostatic self-assembly method has been used as the deposition technique, and the polymers chosen are polydiallyldimethylammonium and Poly R-478. Two different types of HCF have been used for the fabrication of the devices: 10/150 and 50/150 μm inner and outer diameters, respectively. Depending on several design parameters, the transmitted optical-power characteristic of the device experiences important changes that could be interesting towards development of several practical optical devices. The length and thickness of the HCF segment, the refractive index of the material deposited, the angle of the light when it reach the HCF section, and the wavelength of the light source will be analyzed.

Keywords

nanotechnology; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; polymer films; refractive index; self-assembly; thin films; 10 mum; 150 mum; 50 mum; Poly R-478; deposition technique; electrostatic self-assembly; hollow core fiber; light source; multimode fiber; nanofilms; optical devices; polydiallyldimethy-lammonium; refractive index; Electrostatic self-assembly; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Deposition and fabrication; hollow core fibers (HCFs); optical fiber devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.872307

Filename

1632247