Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Southampton
Article title
Nanomechanical optical fiber
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Optics Express
Article number
-
Volume number
20
Issue number
28
First page of article
29386
ISSN of journal
1094-4087
Year of publication
2012
Number of additional authors
10
Additional information
Significance of output:
For the first time micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) functionality was integrated inside an optical fibre allowing for control of the optical properties by mechanical actuation. It is envisaged that this novel "smart fibre" technology will enable a new generation of fibre devices for optical switching, signal processing, reconfigurable networks, buffering, coherent beam steering, imaging, and sensing, similar to how silicon MEMS revolutionised chip-based microdevices. The work was selected as a conference highlight at ECOC2011 when first presented. The journal publication was accompanied by an OSA press release and covered in Laser Focus World, OPN, and >10 further professional media.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
