title: Visible-range hollow waveguides by guided buckling of Ta2O5/SiO2multilayers.
abstract: Hollow waveguides operating near 550 nm wavelength were fabricated by guided formation of delamination buckles within Ta2O5/SiO2multilayers. The fabrication process employed a pair of sequentially deposited 10-period Bragg mirrors separated by a patterned, low-adhesion fluorocarbon layer. Propagation loss as low as a few dB/cm was measured, consistent with theoretical predictions.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melnyk
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: DeCorby