Title :
Multimaterial multifunctional fiber devices
Author :
Sorin, Fabien ; Fink, Yoel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Recent discoveries have enabled the integration of metals, insulators and semiconductors structures into extended length of polymer fibers. The challenges and opportunities associated with this new class of fiber devices will be presented.
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic band gap; multimaterial multifunctional fiber devices; Biomedical optical imaging; Electrodes; Glass; Materials science and technology; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical films; Polymer films; Preforms; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
