Thermally tunable polarization by nanoparticle plasmonic resonance in photonic crystal fibers Articles uri icon

publication date

  • October 2015

start page

  • 28935

end page

  • 28944

issue

  • 22

volume

  • 23

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1094-4087

abstract

  • A photonic crystal fiber selectively filled with silver nanoparticles dispersed in polydimethylsiloxane has been numerically studied via finite elements analysis. These nanoparticles possess a localized surface plasmon resonance in the visible region which depends on the refractive index of the surrounding medium. The refractive index of polydimethylsiloxane can be thermally tuned leading to the design of polarization tunable filters. Filters found with this setup show anisotropic attenuation of the x-polarization fundamental mode around αx = 1200dB/cm remarkably higher than the y-polarization mode. Moreover, high fiber birefringence and birefringence reversal is observed in the spectral region of the plasmon.

keywords

  • microstructured optical fiber; gold nanoparticles; sensor; lithography; temperature; range