High resolution spectral metrology leveraging topologically enhanced optical activity in fibers

Optical rotation in a medium, which is typically small, can be enhanced by harnessing spin-orbit interaction in fiber modes. Here the authors use this effect to develop a fiber-based wavelength-measurement technique with high resolution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aaron P. Greenberg, Gautam Prabhakar, Siddharth Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18931-6