Shedding light on the optical properties of spider silk fiber
2015
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Abstract
Optical characterisation of a Nephila edulis spider dragline silk is performed. The silk fiber transmits light up to 1400 nm with a propagation loss of ∼9 dB/cm and birefringence of 8×10−3 measured at 1302 nm.
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Title
Shedding light on the optical properties of spider silk fiber
Author(s)
Chow, Desmond M. ; Tow, Kenny Hey ; Vollrath, Fritz ; Dicaire, Isabelle ; Gheysens, Tom ; Thevenaz, Luc
Published in
IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2015
Pages
333-334
Conference
IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2015, Reston, VA, USA, 4-8 October 2015
Date
2015
Publisher
IEEE
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SCI-STI-LT
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Scientific production and competences > STI - School of Engineering > IEM - Institut d'Electricité et de Microtechnique > SCI-STI-LT - SCI STI LT Group
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Record creation date
2015-11-17