Infrared Fibers

Abstract

Infrared (IR) fibers offer a versatile approach to guiding and manipulating light in the IR spectrum, which is becoming increasingly more prominent in a variety of scientific disciplines and technological applications. Despite well-established efforts on the fabrication of IR fibers in past decades, a number of remarkable breakthroughs have recently rejuvenated the field—just as related areas in IR optical technology are reaching maturation. In this review, we describe both the history and recent developments in the design and fabrication of IR fibers, including IR glass and single-crystal fibers, multimaterial fibers, and fibers that exploit the transparency window of traditional crystalline semiconductors. This interdisciplinary review will be of interest to researchers in optics and photonics, materials science, and electrical engineering.

Publication Date

6-30-2015

Publication Title

Advances in Optics and Photonics

Volume

7

Issue

2

Number of Pages

379-458

Document Type

Editorial Material

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/AOP.7.000379

Socpus ID

84982701929 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84982701929

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