Micro-channels machined in microstructured optical fibers by femtosecond laser

doi:10.1364/OE.15.008731

Micro-channels machined in microstructured optical fibers by femtosecond laser

Adriaan van Brakel, Christos Grivas, Marco N. Petrovich, and David J. Richardson »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 14, pp. 8731-8736 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.008731

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Micro-channels were fabricated in hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber (HC-PBGF) and suspended-core holey fiber (SC-HF) by femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser irradiation. Gaseous access was demonstrated via these engineered ports to the core of HC-PBGF and the hollow cladding of SC-HF. Femtosecond laser micro-machining caused no additional transmission loss in HC-PBGFs. This allowed a novel gas cell to be produced, in which gaseous access was provided solely through two micro-channels. Acetylene diffusion was also confirmed through a micro-channel leading to a single cladding airhole in SC-HF. This further highlighted the fabrication technique’s precision, selectivity, and potential for developing fiber-based micro-fluidic devices.

OCIS Codes
(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(140.3390) Lasers and laser optics : Laser materials processing
(140.7090) Lasers and laser optics : Ultrafast lasers
(230.4000) Optical devices : Microstructure fabrication

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: May 2, 2007
Revised Manuscript: June 14, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: June 18, 2007
Published: June 27, 2007

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Vol. 2, Iss. 8 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Adriaan van Brakel, Christos Grivas, Marco N. Petrovich, and David J. Richardson, "Micro-channels machined in microstructured optical fibers by femtosecond laser," Opt. Express 15, 8731-8736 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-14-8731

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