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Fabrication of Robust Optical Fibers by Controlling Film Drainage of Colloids in Capillaries
Author(s) -
Kim ShinHyun,
Hwang Hyerim,
Yang SeungMan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201108324
Subject(s) - photonic crystal , fabrication , colloid , crystallization , photonic crystal fiber , materials science , photonics , deposition (geology) , colloidal crystal , nanotechnology , optical fiber , fiber , crystal (programming language) , optoelectronics , optics , chemical engineering , computer science , composite material , geology , physics , engineering , medicine , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , sediment , programming language
Photonic crystal fibers have been created using the spontaneous crystallization of colloidal particles in a photocurable resin coated on the inner wall of microcapillaries. The controlled deposition of films on the microcapillaries allows the thickness and number of layers in the photonic crystal fibers to be controlled. A stop band in a colloidal photonic crystal fiber can enhance the efficiency of light guidance (see picture).