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Tunable microfluidic optical fiber gratings

Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 1338 (2003); doi:10.1063/1.1557334

Issue Date: 3 March 2003

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C. Kerbage and B. J. Eggleton
OFS Laboratories, 700 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
We demonstrate periodic refractive index gratings in optical waveguides formed by microfluidic plugs that are infused into the airholes of a microstructured optical fibers. The periodic microfluidic plugs, created in the cladding, cause resonant coupling between copropagating optical fiber modes, which results in wavelength-dependent attenuation. We also demonstrate the ability to tune the resonant wavelength by compressing the microfluidic structure. These microfluidic resonant structures provide an alternative method for creating and tuning long-period gratings in optical fibers. This also represents an example of a resonant microfluidic structure and establishes potential strategies for enhanced tunable photonic crystal devices. ©2003 American Institute of Physics.
History: Received 28 October 2002; accepted 4 January 2003
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