Optical Fiber Tapers for Characterization of Novel Photonic Crystal Devices

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Abstract

Optical fiber tapers are a useful tool for near-field spectroscopy of solid state devices. There are advantages to using fiber tapers rather than other waveguides because they can be moved spatially with respect to the device being studied, a single taper can be used for both pumping and data collection, and they can be used to probe bare cavities. The experimental procedures and challenges for building these micron-scale tapers will be discussed, as well as their uses for probing new kinds of photonic crystal cavities.

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Authors

  • Jenna Hagemeier

    • Physics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Jan Gudat

    • Huygens Laboratory, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

  • Susanna Thon

    • Physics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Dirk Bouwmeester

    • Physics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara and Huygens Laboratory, University of Leiden, The Netherlands