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Fabrication and Application of Single Crystal Fiber: Review and Prospective
Author(s) -
Liu Bo,
Ohodnicki Paul R.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.202100125
Subject(s) - fabrication , materials science , fiber , emphasis (telecommunications) , nanotechnology , optical fiber , crystal growth , panorama , crystal (programming language) , engineering physics , computer science , optoelectronics , engineering , telecommunications , composite material , chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , programming language , computer vision , crystallography
The state of the art of single crystal fiber (SCF) fabrication has evolved and improved over the last five decades. Nowadays, edge‐defined film‐feed growth, micro‐pulling down, and laser heated pedestal growth are three major techniques for the fabrication of SCF. Solid state crystal growth and temperature gradient technology are also very active recently making small size SCF. These optical fiber growth techniques are powerful material research tools employed globally for both scientific inquiry and practical applications. This article introduces the development of SCF growth techniques, with particular emphasis on recent practical applications including temperature sensing, radiation environment sensing, fiber laser and power delivery, chemical and medical application, imaging application, and piezoelectric application. In all cases, the application‐oriented point of view provides the reader with an up‐to‐date panorama of the vast possibilities offered by SCF. In the end, perspectives on the trends and future development of single crystal fibers are discussed.