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Brief introduction to optical microfibers and nanofibers

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  • State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;

Published date: 05 Mar 2010

Abstract

When its diameter goes close to or below the wavelength of the guided light, an optical microfiber/nanofiber (MNF) exhibits favorable properties such as tight optical confinement, strong near-field interaction, and excellent mechanical strength, which offers plenty of choices for combining a variety of functionalized materials ranging from semiconductors and metals to laser dyes; opens up plenty of opportunities for developing microphotonic or nanophotonic devices; and inspires new opportunities for near-field optics, nonlinear optics, and quantum optics.

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Limin TONG, . Brief introduction to optical microfibers and nanofibers[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2010 , 3(1) : 54 -60 . DOI: 10.1007/s12200-009-0073-1

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