Metallic mode confinement in microstructured fibres

Opt Express. 2008 Apr 28;16(9):5983-90. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.005983.

Abstract

We report the first long, uniform, optical fibers in which visible light is guided in a single mode by metallic reflection. We describe the fabrication, experiment and characterization of these metallic optical fibers and compare them with theoretical calculations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fiber Optic Technology*
  • Metals / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Optical Fibers
  • Refractometry

Substances

  • Metals