Advances in the fabrication of disordered transverse Anderson localizing optical fibers [Invited]
Advances in the fabrication of disordered transverse Anderson localizing optical fibers [Invited]
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DOI：
10.1364/ome.9.002769
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发表时间：
2019-07
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
A. Mafi;M. Tuggle;Cody Bassett;Esmaeil Mobini;J. Ballato
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作者：
A. Mafi;M. Tuggle;Cody Bassett;Esmaeil Mobini;J. Ballato
无序横向安德森定位光纤在从图像传输到随机激光发射的各种应用中显示出了巨大的前景。它们的成功归功于其新颖的波导行为，这是由光的横向安德森局域化实现的。来自横向无序折射率结构的强横向散射导致横向限制模式可以在纵向上自由传播。因此，这些光纤的行为类似于大芯径多模光纤，具有大多数模式高度局域化的独特特性。这一特性使它们成为图像传输和空间光束复用等应用的理想选择。在这篇综述论文中，我们将探讨这些纤维的一些最新进展，特别是与材料结构和制造方法相关的进展。
Disordered transverse Anderson localizing optical fibers have shown great promise in various applications from image transport to random lasing. Their success is due to their novel waveguiding behavior, which is enabled by the transverse Anderson localization of light. The strong transverse scattering from the transversely disordered refractive index structure results in transversely confined modes that can freely propagate in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, these fibers behave like large-core highly multimode optical fibers, with the peculiar property that most modes are highly localized. This property makes them ideal for such applications as image transport and spatial beam multiplexing. In this review paper, we will explore some of the recent advances in these fibers, especially those related to the material structure and fabrication methods.