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Optics Express

| THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF OPTICS

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 16, Iss. 23 — Nov. 10, 2008
  • pp: 18675–18683

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Silicon optical Fiber

J. Ballato, T. Hawkins, P. Foy, R. Stolen, B. Kokuoz, M. Ellison, C. McMillen, J. Reppert, A. M. Rao, M. Daw, S. R. Sharma, R. Shori, O. Stafsudd, R. R. Rice, and D. R. Powers

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 23, pp. 18675-18683        doi:10.1364/OE.16.018675

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  • OCIS Codes:
  • (060.2290) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber materials
  • (060.2390) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics, infrared
  • (160.2290) Materials : Fiber materials
  • (160.4330) Materials : Nonlinear optical materials
  • (160.4760) Materials : Optical properties
  • (160.6000) Materials : Semiconductor materials
ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Citation
J. Ballato, T. Hawkins, P. Foy, R. Stolen, B. Kokuoz, M. Ellison, C. McMillen, J. Reppert, A. M. Rao, M. Daw, S. R. Sharma, R. Shori, O. Stafsudd, R. R. Rice, and D. R. Powers, "Silicon optical Fiber," Opt. Express 16, 18675-18683 (2008)
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Abstract

Described herein are initial experimental details and properties of a silicon core, silica glass-clad optical fiber fabricated using conventional optical fiber draw methods. Such semiconductor core fibers have potential to greatly influence the fields of nonlinear fiber optics, infrared and THz power delivery. More specifically, x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy showed the core to be highly crystalline silicon. The measured propagation losses were 4.3 dB/m at 2.936 μm, which likely are caused by either microcracks in the core arising from the large thermal expansion mismatch with the cladding or to SiO2 precipitates formed from oxygen dissolved in the silicon melt. Suggestions for enhancing the performance of these semiconductor core fibers are provided. Here we show that lengths of an optical fiber containing a highly crystalline semiconducting core can be produced using scalable fiber fabrication techniques.

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History
Original Manuscript: September 15, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: October 17, 2008
Revised Manuscript: October 17, 2008
Published: October 28, 2008

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Author Affiliations

J. Ballato, T. Hawkins, P. Foy, R. Stolen, B. Kokuoz, M. Ellison, C. McMillen, J. Reppert, A. M. Rao, M. Daw

Clemson University

D. R. Powers

Elmira College

R. R. Rice

Northrop Grumman Space Technology

S. R. Sharma, R. Shori, O. Stafsudd

UCLA

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