Design of dual-core optical fibers with NEMS functionality
Design of dual-core optical fibers with NEMS functionality
An optical fiber with nano-electromechanical functionality is presented. The fiber exhibits a suspended dual-core structure that allows for control of the optical properties via nanometer-range mechanical movements. We investigate electrostatic actuation achieved by applying a voltage to specially designed electrodes integrated in the cladding. Numerical and analytical calculations are preformed to optimize the fiber and electrode design. Based on this geometry an all-fiber optical switch is investigated; we find that optical switching of light between the two cores can be achieved in a 10 cm fiber with an operating voltage of 35 V.
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Podoliak, Nina
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Lian, Zhenggang
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Loh, Wei H.
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Horak, Peter
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2014
Podoliak, Nina
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Lian, Zhenggang
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Loh, Wei H.
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Horak, Peter
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Podoliak, Nina, Lian, Zhenggang, Loh, Wei H. and Horak, Peter
(2014)
Design of dual-core optical fibers with NEMS functionality.
Optics Express, 22 (1), .
(doi:10.1364/OE.22.001065).
Abstract
An optical fiber with nano-electromechanical functionality is presented. The fiber exhibits a suspended dual-core structure that allows for control of the optical properties via nanometer-range mechanical movements. We investigate electrostatic actuation achieved by applying a voltage to specially designed electrodes integrated in the cladding. Numerical and analytical calculations are preformed to optimize the fiber and electrode design. Based on this geometry an all-fiber optical switch is investigated; we find that optical switching of light between the two cores can be achieved in a 10 cm fiber with an operating voltage of 35 V.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 January 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 January 2014
Published date: 2014
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Optoelectronics Research Centre, Quantum, Light & Matter Group
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/361850
ISSN: 1094-4087
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Nina Podoliak
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Zhenggang Lian
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Wei H. Loh
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