New Hollow-Core Optical Fiber (IMAGE)

Optica

New Hollow-Core Optical Fiber

Caption

The fiber's long and thin bubbles of glass reflect light into the fiber's core much in the same way that light reflects off the surface of the soap bubble in the foreground, making it appear iridescent.

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University of Bath

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