Hollow Glass
Waveguides
Single-crystal
Fibers
Infrared Fibers and
Their Applications
"Infrared Fibers"
OSA Handbook of Optics,
Vol V.
Hollow Glass Waveguides
Hollow waveguides present an attractive alternative to other solid-core IR fibers. Key features of hollow guides are: their ability to transmit wavelengths well beyond 20 µm...read more
Single-crystal Fibers
Single-crystal (SC) fibers have the potential of delivering extremely high laser energies. Sapphire fibers have been the most commonly studied SC fiber...read more
Infrared Fibers and Their Applications
Infrared Fibers and Their Applications, an SPIE publication authored by Professor James A. Harrington, provides complete and up-to-date coverage of infrared fiber technology....read more
"Infrared Fibers"
"Infrared Fibers," written by Professor James A. Harrington, is a chapter in OSA Handbook of Optics, Vol. V, published by McGraw Hill. Infrared (IR) optical fibers may be defined as fiber optics transmitting radiation...read more
- Announcements
- Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 2/1/11
Photonics West 2012 Presentations
Members of the Rutgers University Specialty Fiber Optics Group recently represented the university at the 2012 SPIE Photonics West Conference in San Francisco, CA. Their presentations from the conference can be found here and here.
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Wednesday, 1/4/12
Winter Recess Hours
The Rutgers Specialty Fiber Optics Group will have expanded hours during the University's Winter Recess, which begins on December 24 and ends on January 16. For details on the changes in hours and availability, please contact Prof. Harrington.
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Monday, 12/19/11
Holiday Hours
Rutgers University is officially closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from December 24-January 2. For details on Rutgers Specialty Fiber Optics Group hours and availability the week of December 26-30, please contact Prof. Harrington.
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SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing 2012
April 24-26, 2012 | Baltimore, MD
About 500 companies are expected on the show floor at SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing 2012, representing everything from supplies and components to the most sophisticated defense and sensing systems available. Read more
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SPIE Optics + Photonics 2012
August 12-16, 2012 | San Diego, CA
SPIE Optics + Photonics, the largest inter-disciplinary technical conference in North America, features the latest research and technologies in solar, nano, optics, photonics, and space optics. Read more
Professor Harrington
Dr. Harrington has over twenty-eight years of research experiences in the area of optical proeprties of solids. Since 1977, he has worked on all aspects of infrared fibers including fabrication, characterizatiton, and applications. He is generally recognized as one of the world's leading experts in this continually evolving field. Read more
About Us
Rutgers Specialty Fiber Optics, located on Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ, develops fiber optics for the transmission of infrared energy for a variety of sensor and power delivery applications. Professor Harrington has worked in all aspects of IR fiber optics including fabrication, characterization, and applications. Read more