title: All-fiber devices based on photonic crystal fibers with integrated electrodes.
abstract: A special kind of microstructured optical fiber is proposed and fabricated in which, in addition to the holey region (solid core and silica-air cladding), two large holes exist for electrode insertion. Either Bi-Sn or Au- Sn alloys were selectively inserted into the large holes forming two parallel, continuous and homogeneous internal electrodes. We demonstrate the production of a monolithic device and its use to externally control some of the guidance properties (e.g. polarization) of the fiber.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chesini
authors.forename: Cristiano M B
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Christiano J S
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: de Matos
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fokine
authors.forename: Isabel C S
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Knight