Guiding optical light in air using an all-dielectric structure

Guiding optical light in air using an all-dielectric structure

The emergence of a dielectric omnidirectional multilayer structure opens new opportunities for low loss broad-band guiding of light in air. We demonstrate the effectiveness of such an approach by fabricating a broad-band, low-loss hollow waveguide in the 10-/spl mu/m region and measuring its transmi...

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Published in:Journal of lightwave technology Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 2039 - 2041
Main Authors: Fink, Y., Ripin, D.J., Fan, S., Chen, C., Joannepoulos, J.D., Thomas, E.L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01-11-1999
Subjects:
Absorption
Bend tests
Biomedical optical imaging
Dielectric losses
Dielectrics
Emergence
Erbium-doped fiber lasers
Hollow waveguides
Lasers
Materials science and technology
Medical
Multilayers
Optical fibers
Optical films
Optical waveguides
Telecommunications
Waveguide lasers
Wavelengths
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Summary:The emergence of a dielectric omnidirectional multilayer structure opens new opportunities for low loss broad-band guiding of light in air. We demonstrate the effectiveness of such an approach by fabricating a broad-band, low-loss hollow waveguide in the 10-/spl mu/m region and measuring its transmission around a 300 bend. The generality of the solution enables the application of the method to many wavelengths of interest important in telecommunication applications as well as for guiding high-power lasers in medical and other fields of use.
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ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/50.802992