Characterization of nanoscale features in tapered fractal and photonic crystal fibers

Rollinson, CM; Huntington, ST; Gibson, BC; Rubanov, S; Canning, J

Characterization of nanoscale features in tapered fractal and photonic crystal fibers

Rollinson, CM Huntington, ST Gibson, BC Rubanov, S Canning, J

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Citation:: Optics Express, 2011, 19 (3), pp. 1860 - 1865
Issue Date:: 2011-01-31

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dc.contributor.author	Rollinson, CM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Huntington, ST	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gibson, BC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rubanov, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Canning, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8281-7783	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01-31	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Optics Express, 2011, 19 (3), pp. 1860 - 1865	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/116617
dc.description.abstract	The internal structure of nanostructured air-silica fiber probes have been characterized using a combined focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopy technique. The collapse rate of the air-holes is shown to differ substantially between a regular photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and the quasi-periodic Fractal fiber. The integrity of the Fractal fiber structure is maintained down to an outer diameter as small as 120 nm, whereas the air-holes of the regular PCF begin to collapse when the outer diameter is approximately 820 nm. The observed smallest hole diameter of 10 nm is suggested to be due to physical limits imposed by the molecular structure of silica. These results confirm structural inferences made in previous publications. © 2011 Optical Society of America.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Optics Express	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1364/OE.19.001860	en_US
dc.rights	© 2011 Optical Society of America. Users may use, reuse, and build upon the article, or use the article for text or data mining, so long as such uses are for non-commercial purposes and appropriate attribution is maintained. All other rights are reserved.	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Crystallization	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Equipment Design	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Equipment Failure Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Materials Testing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Fractals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nanotechnology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Photons	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Light	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Scattering, Radiation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nanostructures	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Computer Simulation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Fiber Optic Technology	en_US
dc.title	Characterization of nanoscale features in tapered fractal and photonic crystal fibers	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	19	en_US
utslib.for	0205 Optical Physics	en_US
utslib.for	091206 Glass	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	1005 Communications Technologies	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
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pubs.volume	19	en_US

Abstract:

The internal structure of nanostructured air-silica fiber probes have been characterized using a combined focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopy technique. The collapse rate of the air-holes is shown to differ substantially between a regular photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and the quasi-periodic Fractal fiber. The integrity of the Fractal fiber structure is maintained down to an outer diameter as small as 120 nm, whereas the air-holes of the regular PCF begin to collapse when the outer diameter is approximately 820 nm. The observed smallest hole diameter of 10 nm is suggested to be due to physical limits imposed by the molecular structure of silica. These results confirm structural inferences made in previous publications. © 2011 Optical Society of America.

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