Open AccessMetallic mode confinement in microstructured fibres
Author(s) -
Jing Hou,
David M. Bird,
A.K. George,
Stefan A. Maier,
Boris T. Kuhlmey,
Jonathan C. Knight
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.005983
Subject(s) - optics , materials science , optical fiber , fabrication , reflection (computer programming) , microstructured optical fiber , total internal reflection , characterization (materials science) , single mode optical fiber , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , plastic optical fiber , multi mode optical fiber , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , computer science , programming language
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.