Precise optical characterization of SNAP structures with a reference fiber

Artemiy V. Dmitriev*, M. Sumetsky

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Abstract

A method of precise characterization of surface nanoscale axial photonics (SNAP) structures with a reference fiber is proposed, analyzed, and demonstrated experimentally. The method is based on simultaneous coupling of a microfiber to a SNAP structure under test and to a reference optical fiber. Significant reduction of measurement errors associated with the environmental temperature variations and technical noise of the spectrum analyzer is demonstrated. The achieved measurement precision of the effective radius variation of the SNAP structure is 0.2 Å.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4963-4966
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume41
Issue number21
Early online date25 Oct 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2016

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Funding: Royal Society (WM130110), Horizon 2020 (H2020-EU.1.3.3) (691011).

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