Title :
In-fiber fabrication of size-controllable structured particles
Author :
Kaufman, J.J. ; Guangming Tao ; Shabahang, S. ; Banaei, E.-H. ; Deng, D.S. ; Xiangdong Liang ; Johnson, Steven G. ; Fink, Y. ; Abouraddy, A.F.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We present an approach for fabricating single-material and multi-material structured spherical particles in the size range 1 millimeter to 50 nanometers that makes use of the Plateau-Rayleigh capillary instability in a multi-material fiber.
Keywords :
optical fabrication; Plateau-Rayleigh capillary instability; in-fiber fabrication; multimaterial fiber; multimaterial structured spherical particle; single material structured spherical particle; size 1 mm to 50 nm; size controllable structured particles; Fabrication; Fluids; Glass; Optical fibers; Polymers; Preforms;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
