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Micro-channels machined in microstructured optical fibers by femtosecond laser

Micro-channels machined in microstructured optical fibers by femtosecond laser
Micro-channels machined in microstructured optical fibers by femtosecond laser
Micro-channels were fabricated in hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber (HC-PBGF) and suspended-core holey fiber (SC-HF) by femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser irradiation. Gaseous access was demonstrated via these engineered ports to the core of HC-PBGF and the hollow cladding of SC-HF. Femtosecond laser micro-machining caused no additional transmission loss in HC-PBGFs. This allowed a novel gas cell to be produced, in which gaseous access was provided solely through two micro-channels. Acetylene diffusion was also confirmed through a micro-channel leading to a single cladding airhole in SC-HF. This further highlighted the fabrication technique's precision, selectivity, and potential for developing fiber-based micro-fluidic devices.
1094-4087
8731-8736
van Brakel, Adriaan
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Grivas, Christos
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Petrovich, Marco N.
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Richardson, David J.
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van Brakel, Adriaan
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Grivas, Christos
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Petrovich, Marco N.
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Richardson, David J.
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van Brakel, Adriaan, Grivas, Christos, Petrovich, Marco N. and Richardson, David J. (2007) Micro-channels machined in microstructured optical fibers by femtosecond laser. Optics Express, 15 (14), 8731-8736. (doi:10.1364/OE.15.008731).

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Abstract

Micro-channels were fabricated in hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber (HC-PBGF) and suspended-core holey fiber (SC-HF) by femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser irradiation. Gaseous access was demonstrated via these engineered ports to the core of HC-PBGF and the hollow cladding of SC-HF. Femtosecond laser micro-machining caused no additional transmission loss in HC-PBGFs. This allowed a novel gas cell to be produced, in which gaseous access was provided solely through two micro-channels. Acetylene diffusion was also confirmed through a micro-channel leading to a single cladding airhole in SC-HF. This further highlighted the fabrication technique's precision, selectivity, and potential for developing fiber-based micro-fluidic devices.

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Published date: July 2007
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Local EPrints ID: 47773
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/47773
DOI: doi:10.1364/OE.15.008731
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: b4681f1a-c6a0-41b7-a207-823b74564015
ORCID for Marco N. Petrovich: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3905-5901
ORCID for David J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Date deposited: 09 Aug 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:16

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Author: Adriaan van Brakel
Author: Christos Grivas
Author: Marco N. Petrovich ORCID iD
Author: David J. Richardson ORCID iD

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