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All-silica fiberMaterials scienceOptical fiberbusiness.industryPlastic-clad silica fiberPhysics::Optics02 engineering and technology021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesWaveguide (optics)Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materialslaw.invention010309 opticslaw0103 physical sciencesOptoelectronicsFiber0210 nano-technologybusinessPlastic optical fiberHard-clad silica optical fiberPhotonic-crystal fiberdescription
Tailored tellurite-glasses possess excellent thermo-viscous ability and linear/nonlinear optical properties. Here, bringing together the merits of these materials with fiber optic technology, we report on the first tellurite-based core-clad dual-electrode composite fiber made by direct, homothetic preform-to-fiber thermal co-drawing. The rheological and optical properties of the selected glasses allow both to regulate the metallic melting flow and to manage the refractive index core/clad waveguide profile. We demonstrate the electrical continuity of the electrodes over meters of fiber. We believe the drawing of architectures merging electrical and optical features in a unique elongated wave-guiding structure will enable to develop new in-fiber functionalities based on hybrid electric/optic nonlinear effects.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-06 | Optical Materials Express |