METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICES IN PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS AND IN WAVEGUIDES WITH HOLLOW STRUCTURES

摘要

There is provided a method to fabricate optical taps and waveguide devices in photonic crystal fibers and other fibers with hollow structures. The method involves a preparation step, where the hollow holes inside the fiber are collapsed or partially modified locally; and a waveguide fabrication step, where a femtosecond laser is focused inside the fiber and used to produce optical waveguides that interact in the region that was previously modified in the preparation step.