Compound-glass optical nanowires

A simple method to fabricate nanowires with radii as small as 90nm from compound-glass fibres is described. Low transmission losses at 1.55µm have been achieved in nanowires fabricated from lead-silicate and bismuth silicate optical fibres.

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Main Authors: Brambilla, G. (Author), Koizumi, F. (Author), Feng, X. (Author), Richardson, D.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2005.
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