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Tapered silicon optical fibers

Tapered silicon optical fibers
Tapered silicon optical fibers
The tapering of silicon optical fibers is demonstrated using a fusion splicer. The silicon fibers are fabricated using a high pressure chemical deposition technique to deposit an amorphous silicon core inside a silica capillary and the tapering is performed in a separate post-process. Optical and material characterization has revealed a smooth transition region leading to a uniform tapered waist that are both simultaneously crystallized to yield a solid polysilicon core. The strong mode confinement and low taper loss measured in the silicon fibers verifies this tapering approach for the fabrication of structures with nanoscale core dimensions.
1094-4087
7596-7601
Healy, N.
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Sparks, J.R.
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Badding, J.V.
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Healy, N., Sparks, J.R., Sazio, P.J.A., Badding, J.V. and Peacock, A.C. (2010) Tapered silicon optical fibers. Optics Express, 18 (8), 7596-7601. (doi:10.1364/OE.18.007596).

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The tapering of silicon optical fibers is demonstrated using a fusion splicer. The silicon fibers are fabricated using a high pressure chemical deposition technique to deposit an amorphous silicon core inside a silica capillary and the tapering is performed in a separate post-process. Optical and material characterization has revealed a smooth transition region leading to a uniform tapered waist that are both simultaneously crystallized to yield a solid polysilicon core. The strong mode confinement and low taper loss measured in the silicon fibers verifies this tapering approach for the fabrication of structures with nanoscale core dimensions.

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Published date: 12 April 2010
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 179471
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/179471
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: ca634d5b-3f16-4b74-988f-126801b22cf8
ORCID for P.J.A. Sazio: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-9266
ORCID for A.C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172

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Date deposited: 01 Apr 2011 13:55
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:15

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Author: N. Healy
Author: J.R. Sparks
Author: P.J.A. Sazio ORCID iD
Author: J.V. Badding
Author: A.C. Peacock ORCID iD

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