Tapered fibres embedded in silica aerogel

L. Xiao; M.D.W. Grogan; S.G. Leon-Saval; R J Williams; R. England; W.J. Wadsworth; T.A. Birks

Tapered fibres embedded in silica aerogel

L. Xiao
, M.D.W. Grogan
, S.G. Leon-Saval
, R J Williams
, R. England
, W.J. Wadsworth
, T.A. Birks

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Abstract

We embedded thin (down to 2 μm diameter) tapered fibres in silica aerogel with low loss. The aerogel is rigid but behaves refractively like air, protecting the tapered fibre without disturbing light propagation along it.

Original language	English
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009 - Baltimore, Baltimore , USA United States Duration: 31 May 2009 → 5 Jun 2009

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Conference	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Baltimore
Period	31/05/09 → 5/06/09

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Tapered fibres embedded in silica aerogel

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