Optical fiber sensor encapsulated through laser 3D printing (IMAGE)

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

Optical fiber sensor encapsulated through laser 3D printing

Caption

A single-mode optical fiber is submerged in a negative photoresin for laser 3D printing of Fabry-Pérot interferometer cavities and functional encapsulations.

Credit

By Xuhao Fan, Liangye Li, Zongjing Li, Zhi Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Xinger Wang, Shaoxi Shi, Hui Gao, Yinghui Quan, Qizhen Sun and Wei Xiong

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