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Stack‐and‐Draw Applied to the Engineering of Multi‐Material Fibers with Non‐Cylindrical Profiles
Author(s) -
Strutynski Clément,
Meza Ricardo Alvarado,
TeuléGay Lionel,
ElDib Georges,
PoulonQuintin Angeline,
Salvetat JeanPaul,
Vellutini Luc,
Dussauze Marc,
Cardinal Thierry,
Danto Sylvain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202011063
Subject(s) - materials science , ribbon , stack (abstract data type) , stacking , fabrication , optical fiber , fiber , core (optical fiber) , glass fiber , hard clad silica optical fiber , composite material , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , optics , fiber optic sensor , plastic optical fiber , computer science , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , nuclear magnetic resonance , pathology , programming language
Here, it is demonstrated that the stack‐and‐draw approach can be expanded to unusual materials association and profile geometries to generate fiber assemblies with unprecedented functionalities. This approach relies on the stacking of flat oxide glass slides into a preform, which is then thermally elongated into tens‐of‐meters‐long ribbon fibers with preserved cross‐section ratio. Fabrication methodology is introduced. In order to illustrate the versatility of the method, a panel of fibers with diverse geometries and functions is exposed, including glass‐only exposed‐core fibers for chemical sensing and, upon the insertion of metal electrodes, H‐shaped multi‐cavity structures and compact, glass‐metal fiber optical detectors applied to a gas analysis by means of fiber‐tip plasma spectroscopy. It is believed this new approach will offer an attractive, straightforward solution for designing innovative, complex multimaterial fiber platforms with enhanced functionalities.