Research Progress of Optical Fibers
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 199
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rare earths-doped materials
Interests: optical sensors; microcavity photonics; optoelectronics
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Dear Colleagues,
Optical fibers are quasi-one-dimensional functional materials that have become an essential part of the infrastructure as optical waveguide devices for transmitting information and energy. The rapid development of information technology, intelligent manufacturing, bio-engineering and other fields is bringing new challenges for fiber materials, which promotes the further development of optical fiber materials and devices. For example, in recent years, single-crystal fibers are gradually becoming a research hotspot, which combine the excellent physical and chemical properties of bulk crystals and the structural advantages of conventional fibers, showing great application prospects in the fields of high-temperature sensing, high-energy lasers, and radiation detection.
In this Special Issue, we aim to present and describe in more detail the current status of R&D in optical fiber materials and devices. Original research articles, short summaries, communications, and comprehensive reviews are welcomed. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Multi-sized crystalline fibers;
- Crystal-derived fibers;
- Novel glass fibers;
- Advanced fiber processing technologies;
- Fiber sensing technologies;
- Fiber laser devices.
Dr. Tao Wang
Dr. jinhui Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crystalline fibers
- crystal-derived fibers
- glass fibers
- fiber sensing
- fiber lasers
- fiber processing
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