Micromachining structured optical fibers using focused ion beam milling.
A focused ion beam is used to mill side holes in air-silica structured fibers. By way of example, side holes are introduced in two types of air-structured fiber, (1) a photonic crystal four-ring fiber and (2) a six-hole single-ring step-index structured fiber.
Martelli
Cicero
C
School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, 206 National Innovation Centre, Eveleigh 1430, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. c.martelli@oftc.usyd.edu.au
Olivero
Paolo
P
Canning
John
J
Groothoff
Nathaniel
N
Gibson
Brant
B
Huntington
Shane
S