While the ability to increase the light–matter interaction by depositing graphene inside the air holes of a long length of photonic crystal fibre is worth celebrating, cautious optimism is called for when we begin to discuss the industrialization of graphene-based fibre-optic components.
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Stone, J. Hybridizing graphene and photonic crystal fibre. Nat. Photonics 13, 731–732 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0541-0
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