Tapered polymer optical fibers have been developed to enhance light delivery in neuroscience research, particularly for optogenetic experiments and fiber photometry.

Researchers developed tapered polymer optical fibers that are optimized for delivering light to the brain. A scanning electron microscopy image of one of the tapers is shown. WASHINGTON ...

Figure 1. Experimental setup: NGVD, the mirror pair with negative dispersion; PCF, the photonic crystal fiber; MO, the microscopic objective; CL, condensing lens; OSA, the optical spectrum analyzer ...

Researchers developed tapered polymer optical fibers that are optimized for delivering light to the brain. A scanning electron microscopy image of one of the tapers is shown. Disclaimer ...

WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a reliable and reproducible way to fabricate tapered polymer optical fibers that can be used to deliver light to the brain. These fibers could be used in animal ...

This has led to proposals – and indeed demonstrations – of a wide variety of photonic‐crystal‐based photonic devices with applications in areas including communications, computing, and sensing, for ...

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Unlike electrical signals in copper cables or even regular fiber optics, photonic networks use light to send data directly, skipping the usual electronic conversions. The result? Faster speeds ...