PLZT Microfibers Technology Optimization

Highly birefringent optical microfibers.

Highly birefringent (Hi-Bi) air-clad silica microfibers (MFs) with wavelength and sub-wavelength scale transverse dimensions are studied theoretically and experimentally. Hi-Bi MFs are taper-drawn from the standard SMF-28 single mode fibers that are "pre-processed" by "cutting away" parts of the silica cladding on opposite sides of the fiber with a femtosecond infrared laser. Such Hi-Bi MFs hav...

Influence of Ceramic Technology on the Microstructure and Ferroelectric Properties of Transparent Plzt Ceramics

Mixed-oxides and the coprecipitation procedure were used to prepare PLZT x/65/35 powders. Transparent samples were obtained by hot-pressing. The influence of processing parameters on the microstructure and electrical properties was studied.

Characterization of PLZT Ceramics for Optical Sensor and Actuator Devices

D-periodic collagen-mimetic microfibers.

Self-assembling peptides have been previously designed that assemble into macroscopic membranes, nanotapes, and filaments through electrostatic interactions. However, the formation of highly ordered collagen-like fibrils, which display D-periodic features, has yet to be achieved. In this report, we describe for the first time a synthetic peptide system that self-assembles into a fibrous structu...

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