Review of a Decade of Research on Disordered Anderson Localizing Optical Fibers
Review of a Decade of Research on Disordered Anderson Localizing Optical Fibers
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DOI：
10.3389/fphy.2021.736774
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2021-11
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A. Mafi;J. Ballato
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作者：
A. Mafi;J. Ballato
近十年前，首次在具有随机横向折射率分布的光纤中观察到横向安德森局域化。这开始了一种全新类型的光纤的开发，该光纤不是在基于全内反射的传统芯-包层设置中引导光，而是利用安德森定位，其中光可以在光纤的横向轮廓上的任何位置处引导。这些光纤已成功用于高质量的内窥镜图像传输。它们还表现出有趣的非线性和主动（激光）特性，具有很好的应用前景。这篇评论将涵盖这些纤维的简短历史，以及导致我们研究小组发展的事件的个人帐户。然后，它将遵循这些纤维的科学和应用的最新进展和未来的前景。
Nearly a decade ago, transverse Anderson localization was observed for the first time in an optical fiber with a random transverse refractive index profile. This started the development of a whole new class of optical fibers that guide light, not in a conventional core-cladding setting based on total internal reflection, but utilizing Anderson localization, where light can guide at any location across the transverse profile of the fiber. These fibers have since been used successfully in high-quality endoscopic image transport. They also show interesting nonlinear and active (lasing) properties with promising applications. This review will cover a brief history of these fibers with personal accounts of the events that led to their development in our research groups. It will then follow with recent progress and future perspectives on science and applications of these fibers.