A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related Applications
In recent years, tapered optical fibers (TOFs) have attracted increasing interest and developed into a range of devices used in many practical applications ranging from optical communication, sensing to optical manipulation and high-Q resonators. Compared with conventional optical fibers, TOFs posse...
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| author | Pengfei Wang Haiyan Zhao Xianfan Wang Gerald Farrell Gilberto Brambilla |
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| description | In recent years, tapered optical fibers (TOFs) have attracted increasing interest and developed into a range of devices used in many practical applications ranging from optical communication, sensing to optical manipulation and high-Q resonators. Compared with conventional optical fibers, TOFs possess a range of unique features, such as large evanescent field, strong optical confinement, mechanical flexibility and compactness. In this review, we critically summarize the multimode interference in TOFs and some of its applications with a focus on our research project undertaken at the Optoelectronics Research Centre of the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9750d47cee1b4515b64a9ebfdc66fccb2022-12-22T03:09:53ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-03-0118385810.3390/s18030858s18030858A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related ApplicationsPengfei Wang0Haiyan Zhao1Xianfan Wang2Gerald Farrell3Gilberto Brambilla4Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of In-fiber Integrated Optics of the Ministry of Education, College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, ChinaKey Laboratory of In-fiber Integrated Optics of the Ministry of Education, College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, ChinaPhotonics Research Centre, Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, 8 Dublin, IrelandOptoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKIn recent years, tapered optical fibers (TOFs) have attracted increasing interest and developed into a range of devices used in many practical applications ranging from optical communication, sensing to optical manipulation and high-Q resonators. Compared with conventional optical fibers, TOFs possess a range of unique features, such as large evanescent field, strong optical confinement, mechanical flexibility and compactness. In this review, we critically summarize the multimode interference in TOFs and some of its applications with a focus on our research project undertaken at the Optoelectronics Research Centre of the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/3/858tapered optical fiber structuresphotonic applicationssensorssensor interrogation |
| spellingShingle | Pengfei Wang Haiyan Zhao Xianfan Wang Gerald Farrell Gilberto Brambilla A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related Applications Sensors tapered optical fiber structures photonic applications sensors sensor interrogation |
| title | A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related Applications |
| title_full | A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related Applications |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related Applications |
| title_short | A Review of Multimode Interference in Tapered Optical Fibers and Related Applications |
| title_sort | review of multimode interference in tapered optical fibers and related applications |
| topic | tapered optical fiber structures photonic applications sensors sensor interrogation |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/3/858 |
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