Design and Fabrication of Advanced Optical Fibers: Latest Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Optics and Lasers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2025 | Viewed by 134
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Interests: optical fibers; fiber lasers; fiber tapers; nonlinear optics; microresonators
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Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of the first low-loss optical fiber in 1970 ignited the development of telecommunications, driving innovation in fiber design, material exploration, and precise control over optical properties. Across five decades, the optical fiber has remained at the forefront of technological progress, powering the Internet and cloud computing, and seamlessly connecting people around the globe, extending its reach even into space.
At the core of the evolution of optical fibers is the persistent pursuit of materials for the next generation, surpassing the intrinsic limitations of conventional silica glass that have hindered further progress. This pursuit holds the key to unlocking a plethora of opportunities, from fibers tailored for visible wavelengths to those catering to the mid-infrared spectrum, driving advancements in chemical sensing, spectroscopy, biomedicine, space exploration, and materials processing.
Against the backdrop of expanding interest and rapid research advancement, this Special Issue, titled "Design and Fabrication of Advanced Optical Fibers: Latest Advances and Prospects", seeks to showcase cutting-edge developments in optical fiber technology across a broad spectrum of applications. We invite submissions covering the design and fabrication of specialty optical fibers, focusing on materials innovation, modeling methodologies, multicore and multimode configurations, AI-driven approaches, and advancements in loss mitigation, nonlinearity management, sensitivity enhancement, and performance scaling. Contributions in the form of research articles, communications, and review papers are equally encouraged and welcomed.
Dr. Natasha Vukovic
Dr. Nadia Giovanna Boetti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- design and fabrication of specialty fibers
- multicore optical fibers
- hollow-core fibers
- photonic crystal fibers
- microstructured fibers
- nonlinearity suppression
- material engineering of optical fibers: special glasses, glass-ceramics, and polymers
- multimaterial fibers
- optical fiber sensors
- fiber optics components and fiber Bragg gratings
- 3d printing of doped silica fiber preforms
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