Abstract
We introduce a versatile, robust, and integrated technique to selectively fill fluid into a desired pattern of air holes in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). Focused ion beam (FIB) is used to efficiently mill a microchannel on the end facet of a PCF before it is spliced to a single-mode fiber (SMF). Selected air holes are therefore exposed to the atmosphere through the microchannel for fluid filling. A low-loss in-line tunable optical hybrid fiber device is demonstrated by using such a technique. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| Pages (from-to) | 17585-17590 |
| ISSN | 1094-4087 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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