Tunable microfluidic optical fiber

P. MacH; M. Dolinski; K. W. Baldwin; J. A. Rogers; C. Kerbage; R. S. Windeler; B. J. Eggleton

doi:10.1063/1.1483384

Tunable microfluidic optical fiber

P. MacH, M. Dolinski, K. W. Baldwin, J. A. Rogers, C. Kerbage, R. S. Windeler, B. J. Eggleton

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We describe a class of active, tunable optical fiber that incorporates multiple microfluidic plugs into interior fiber microchannels. The propagation characteristics of certain optical modes of these fiber waveguides can be usefully manipulated by controlling the positions and optical properties of these plugs, using actuators and pumps formed on the fiber surface. These hybrid microfluidic/silica structures offer versatile tuning capabilities in a format that preserves the advantages of conventional, passive optical fiber. As an example, we report an all-fiber, narrowband filter, whose transmission wavelength and attenuation are independently adjustable via microfluidic tuning.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4294-4296
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	80
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1483384
State	Published - Jun 10 2002
Externally published	Yes

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