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 Tunable Optical Fibers



Experimental setup for introducing microfluidic plugs, at periodic intervals, into the air channels for making a tunable optical fiber.



Schematic diagram showing how tapering a microfluidic optical fiber can tune the allowable light permitted to travel down the center. The waist is produced by heating the fiber.

Source: Kerbage and Eggleton, Applied Physics Letters, March 3, 2003.

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