Synonyms
Photonic nanofibers
Definition
In a narrow sense, optical nanofibers are optical fibers with diameters less than the wavelength of light (several hundred nanometers) [1, 2]. In a broad sense, on the other hand, nano-/microscaled fibers are used for optical applications (e.g., light-emitting source, lasers, polarizers, and sensors) [3].
Fabrication
Optical nanofibers were mostly fabricated by top-down approaches such as direct drawing [4, 5] and electrospinning [1, 3] from silica and polymers. These methods enable the formation of nanofibers with circular cross section, uniform diameter, smooth surface, long length, and low cost [1].
Electrospinning is a simple and versatile method for the formation of continuous thin fibers ranging from several nanometers to tens of micrometers [6], which is based on an electrohydrodynamic phenomenon [7]. The basic setup of electrospinning is shown in Fig. 1. Morphologies, structures, and compositions of electrospun nanofibers and/or...
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Matsumoto, H., Tanioka, A. (2015). Optical Nanofibers. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29648-2_111
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