Silica aerogel in optical fibre devices

Timothy A Birks; Michael D W Grogan; L M Xiao; Matthew D Rollings; Richard England; William J Wadsworth

doi:10.1109/ICTON.2010.5549052

Silica aerogel in optical fibre devices

Timothy A Birks, Michael D W Grogan, L M Xiao, Matthew D Rollings, Richard England, William J Wadsworth

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Abstract

Silica aerogel is a very light and highly porous form of silica glass, with densities and refractive indices much lower than those of ordinary solids. We describe optical interactions with aerogel surrounding tapered fibres or inside the holes of photonic crystal fibres. This enables a new class of fibre devices exploiting the properties of the aerogel as a rigid yet porous replacement for air, as a nonlinear medium and as a host for dopants. Examples include a stable package for fused couplers, a gas sensor and a nonlinear light source.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	12th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2010
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781424477975
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2010.5549052
Publication status	Published - Jul 2010
Event	12th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2010 - Munich, Germany Duration: 27 Jun 2010 → 1 Jul 2010

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Conference	12th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2010
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	27/06/10 → 1/07/10

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