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Microfiber: Physics and Fabrication

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In this chapter, several essential concepts for the understanding of microfiber are provided. The effective refractive indices of core mode and cladding modes corresponding to various diameters are comprehensively explained based on wave equation. Subsequently, the effective refractive indices are related to the adiabaticity criterion of microfiber based on the upper boundary of taper angle. Following that, an overview of microfiber fabrication techniques is reviewed. Eventually, the most recent deployment of microfiber sensor for structural health monitoring application is demonstrated.

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Lin, H.S., Yusoff, Z. (2019). Microfiber: Physics and Fabrication. In: Peng, GD. (eds) Handbook of Optical Fibers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7087-7_74

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