We develop and characterize a disordered polymer optical fiber that uses transverse Anderson localization as a novel waveguiding mechanism. This microstructured fiber can transport a small localized beam with a radius that is comparable to the beam radius of conventional optical fibers.
Karbasi, S., Frazier, R. J., Mirr, C. R., Koch, K. W., Mafi, A. Fabrication and Characterization of Disordered Polymer Optical Fibers for Transverse Anderson Localization of Light. J. Vis. Exp. (77), e50679, doi:10.3791/50679 (2013).