Microstructured polymer optical fibre

作者：Martijn A. van Eijkelenborg, Maryanne C. J. Large, Alexander Argyros, Joseph Zagari, Steven Manos, Nader A. Issa, Ian M. Bassett, Simon Charles Fleming, Ross C. McPhedran, C. Martijn de Sterke, N. A. Nicorovici · 发表于：Optics Express · 年份：2001 · DOI：10.1364/oe.9.000319 · 被引用次数：333 · 研究领域：Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices、Advanced Photonic Communication Systems、Advanced Optical Network Technologies

The first microstructured polymer optical fibre is described. Both experimental and theoretical evidence is presented to establish that the fibre is effectively single moded at optical wavelengths. Polymer-based microstructured optical fibres offer key advantages over both conventional polymer optical fibres and glass microstructured fibres. The low-cost manufacturability and the chemical flexibility of the polymers provide great potential for applications in data communication networks and for the development of a range of new polymer-based fibre-optic components.