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arXiv:1609.03362 (physics)
[Submitted on 12 Sep 2016]

Title:Water Fibers

Authors:Mark L. Douvidzon, Shai Maayani, Leopoldo L. Martin, Tal Carmon
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Abstract:Fibers constitute the backbone of modern communication and are used in laser surgeries; fibers also genarate coherent X-ray, guided-sound and supercontinuum. In contrast, fibers for capillary oscillations, which are unique to liquids, were rarely considered in optofluidics. Here we fabricate fibers by water bridging an optical tapered-coupler to a microlensed coupler. Our water fibers are held in air and their length can be longer than a millimeter. These hybrid fibers co-confine two important oscillations in nature: capillary- and electromagnetic-. We optically record vibrations in the water fiber, including an audio-rate fundamental and its 3 overtones in a harmonic series, that one can hear in soundtracks attached. Transforming Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems [MEMS] to Micro-Electro-Capillary-Systems [MECS], boosts the device softness by a million to accordingly improve its response to minute forces. Furthermore, MECS are compatible with water, which is a most important liquid in our world.
Comments: 15 pages, 4 figures
Subjects: Optics (physics.optics)
Cite as: arXiv:1609.03362 [physics.optics]
  (or arXiv:1609.03362v1 [physics.optics] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1609.03362

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From: Mark Douvidzon [view email]
[v1] Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:17:44 UTC (665 KB)
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