A hollow-core fiber using anisotropic anti-resonant tubes in the cladding is proposed for low loss and effectively single-mode guidance. We show that the loss performance and higher-order mode suppression is significantly improved by using symmetrically distributed anisotropic anti-resonant tubes in the cladding, elongated in the radial direction, when compared to using isotropic, i.e. circular...

The finite deformation response of fiber-reinforced hyperelastic solids under three-dimensional loading is studied through finite element simulations. The composites are modeled using representative volume elements with random fiber arrangement and periodic boundary conditions. Different matrices and volume fractions are considered. It is found that the shear stiffness of composites with Neo-Ho...

The effective conductivity of a fibrous composite is investigated using the Monte Carlo simulation scheme and the finite-element method. The conductive fibers are modeled as randomly distributed resistors in a nonconductive matrix. The gap elements are constructed between neighboring fibers to model the interfiber contact. The resistance of a gap element is defined as a function of the gap dist...

In wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical networks, intraband and/or interband crosstalk plays a major role in limiting practical implementation of an OXC subsystem. Again FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS (FBGs), due to their properties, are emerging as very important elements for both the optical fiber communication and sensing fields. The crosstalk sources are related to the different individual c...

Pavements always play a predominant role in transportation. Health monitoring of pavements is becoming more and more significant, as frequently suffering from cracks, rutting, and slippage renders them prematurely out of service. Effective and reliable sensing elements are thus in high demand to make prognosis on the mechanical properties and occurrence of damage to pavements. Therefore, in thi...

Dilute fixed fiber beds provide a model system for studying drop dynamics in disordered flows. Fluctuations about the mean uniform velocity are generated by fiber elements within the media, and the disturbance velocities far from any single fiber ~at distances on the order of the pore size! have been predicted to be strong in terms of drop deformation and breakup by Mosler and Shaqfeh @Phys. Fl...