Journal article
Selective filling of photonic crystal fibers using focused ion beam milled microchannels
Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark1
Fiber Sensors & Supercontinuum, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Center for Individual Nanoparticle Functionality, Centers, Technical University of Denmark4
We introduce a versatile, robust, and integrated technique to selectively fill fluid into a desired pattern of air holes in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). Focused ion beam (FIB) is used to efficiently mill a microchannel on the end facet of a PCF before it is spliced to a single-mode fiber (SMF). Selected air holes are therefore exposed to the atmosphere through the microchannel for fluid filling.
A low-loss in-line tunable optical hybrid fiber device is demonstrated by using such a technique. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 17585-17590 |
| ISSN: | 10944087 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1364/OE.19.017585 |
| ORCIDs: | Hansen, Ole and Bang, Ole |
