Monofilament, including drawn fiber, is extruded from molten polymer resin materials. These resins include very-long-chain polymer molecules. In the melt phase, these molecules are arranged in a ...

A novel temperature-dependent viscosity mediated strategy proposed by researchers at South China University of Technology was able to suppress the deactivation of Bi dopants during the fiber drawing ...

Samples of materials that have been made into fibers in the lab of MIT’s Yoel Fink. The initial material is made into a ‘preform,’ in the lower portion, which is then heated and drawn out like taffy ...

Newly developed hardware for making high-transmission optical fiber in zero gravity has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). Launched last week on board a Cygnus cargo ship carrying more ...

3D printing of silica glasses and silica optical fiber preforms has recently been proved experimentally. One challenge of 3D printing silica optical fibers performance is how to extend the recent ...

Most CMCs are reinforced with continuous, multifilament tow ceramic fibers. Fiber tows typically consist of 500 to 1,000 filaments, with a diameter of 10 to 15 µm (0.40 to 0.59 mils) each. These fiber ...