Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices

The normal single mode optical fiber (SMF) with diameters much bigger than optical wavelength has presented lots of successful applications in optical communications. However, minimizing the width of the waveguides is desirable for many integrated optics device applications, and this becomes the mai...

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Main Author: Wang, Guanghui
Other Authors: Shum Ping
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50494
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description The normal single mode optical fiber (SMF) with diameters much bigger than optical wavelength has presented lots of successful applications in optical communications. However, minimizing the width of the waveguides is desirable for many integrated optics device applications, and this becomes the main development tendency of modern photonics technologies. The microstructured/nanostructured fiber or micro-nanofiber (MNF), acting as a mode squeezer, provides a nature bridge from macrostructure world to microstructure/nanostructure world. The diameter of air-cladding MNFs is always comparable to or less than the wavelength of propagating light. With large index difference, it still can guide the mode with strong confinement and small bending loss. Furthermore, its guiding properties are totally different with that of normal SMF, which could provide a large number of new applications. MNFs become the potential building blocks for miniature photonic devices. Comparing with micro- and nano-photonics based on lithographic technology, MNFs have several advantages: (1), significantly lower losses for a given index contrast, (0.001dB/mm); (2), the ability of micro-assemblage in 3D; (3), significantly low cost for the experiments;(4), controllable evanescent field and confinement properties.
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spelling ntu-10356/504942023-07-04T16:06:38Z Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices Wang, Guanghui Shum Ping School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics The normal single mode optical fiber (SMF) with diameters much bigger than optical wavelength has presented lots of successful applications in optical communications. However, minimizing the width of the waveguides is desirable for many integrated optics device applications, and this becomes the main development tendency of modern photonics technologies. The microstructured/nanostructured fiber or micro-nanofiber (MNF), acting as a mode squeezer, provides a nature bridge from macrostructure world to microstructure/nanostructure world. The diameter of air-cladding MNFs is always comparable to or less than the wavelength of propagating light. With large index difference, it still can guide the mode with strong confinement and small bending loss. Furthermore, its guiding properties are totally different with that of normal SMF, which could provide a large number of new applications. MNFs become the potential building blocks for miniature photonic devices. Comparing with micro- and nano-photonics based on lithographic technology, MNFs have several advantages: (1), significantly lower losses for a given index contrast, (0.001dB/mm); (2), the ability of micro-assemblage in 3D; (3), significantly low cost for the experiments;(4), controllable evanescent field and confinement properties. Doctor of Philosophy (EEE) 2012-06-06T03:04:22Z 2012-06-06T03:04:22Z 2012 2012 Thesis Wang, G. (2012). Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50494 en 266 p. application/pdf
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Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices
title Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices
title_full Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices
title_fullStr Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices
title_full_unstemmed Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices
title_short Design and analysis of nanostructured optical fiber and surface plasmon devices
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