Title :
Multimaterial piezoelectric fibres — Fibers that can hear and sing
Author :
Wang, Zheng ; Chocat, Noémie ; Egusa, Shunji ; Ruff, Zach M. ; Stolyarov, A.M. ; Shemuly, Dana ; Sorin, Fabien ; Joannopoulos, John D. ; Fink, Yoel
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel technique of using thermal drawing approaches to create piezoelectric fibers that allows electrical modulation of acoustic and optical property of micro-structured fibers. Large-area piezoelectric fabrics with dynamically-controlled optical responses are envisioned.
Keywords :
acoustoelectric effects; electro-optical modulation; fabrics; micro-optics; optical fibre fabrication; piezoelectric materials; acoustic property; dynamically-controlled optical responses; electrical modulation; large-area piezoelectric fabrics; microstructured fibers; multimaterial piezoelectric fibres; optical property; thermal drawing; Fabrics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730107
