Brillouin spectroscopy of optical microwires
Optics
2017-06-14 v1
Abstract
We describe an easy-to-implement technique that allows for a complete experimental characterization of sub-wavelength diameter tapered optical fibers. Our method is based on a direct and fast numerical analysis of the backward Brillouin spectrum measured using a highly sensitive single-ended heterodyne coherent detection. It can be performed in situ without any manipulation nor optical alignment of optical microfibers. Sensitivity as high as a few nanometer for fiber diameter ranging from 500 nm to 1.2 micron is reported. This new method may help for the design and characterization of optical fiber tapers widely used in many applications such as optical sensing, atom trapping, quantum optics, and plasmonics.
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@article{arxiv.1706.03990,
title = {Brillouin spectroscopy of optical microwires},
author = {Adrien Godet and Abdoulaye Ndao and Thibaut Sylvestre and Vincent Pecheur and Sylvie Lebrun and Gilles Pauliat and Jean-Charles Beugnot and Kien Phan Huy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.03990},
year = {2017}
}