| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 287, 2023
EOS Annual Meeting (EOSAM 2023)
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| Article Number | 10005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 2 | |
| Section | Focused Sessions (FS) 1- Special Optical Fibers | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328710005 | |
| Published online | 18 October 2023 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328710005
4D optical fibers thermally drawn from shape-memory polymers
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), UMR CNRS 6303, Université de Bourgogne, 21078 Dijon, France
* Corresponding author: author@e-mail.org
Published online: 18 October 2023
Adaptative objects based on shape-memory materials are expected to significantly impact numerous technological sectors including optics and photonics. In this work, we demonstrate the manufacturing of shape-memory optical fibers from the thermal stretching of additively manufactured preforms. First, we show how standard commercially-available thermoplastics can be used to produce long continuously-structured microfilaments with shape-memory abilities. Shape recovery as well as programmability performances of such elongated objects are assessed. Next, we open the way for light-guiding multicomponent fiber architectures that are able to switch from temporary configurations back to user-defined programmed shapes. We strongly expect that such actuatable fibers with light-guiding abilities will trigger exciting progress of unprecedented smart devices in the areas of photonics, electronics, or robotics.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2023
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