From Spider Webs to a Biomimetic Optical Fibre Sensor
Hey Tow, Kenny; Chow, Desmond; Vollrath, Fritz; Dicaire, Isabelle; Gheysens, Tom; Thévenaz, Luc
2018

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Can we use spider silk threads as natural, biological optical fibre sensors? In this communication, we will see how we can harness the optical properties of spider dragline silk and use it for sensing.

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Title From Spider Webs to a Biomimetic Optical Fibre Sensor
Author(s) Hey Tow, Kenny ; Chow, Desmond ; Vollrath, Fritz ; Dicaire, Isabelle ; Gheysens, Tom ; Thévenaz, Luc
Published in Proceedings of Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2018 (OFC 2018)
Pagination 3
Conference Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2018 (OFC 2018), San Diego, California, USA, 11–15 March 2018
Date 2018
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Note Invited Talk
DOI https://doi.org/10.1364/OFC.2018.W1K.4
Laboratories SCI-STI-LT
Record Appears in Scientific production and competences > STI - School of Engineering > IEM - Institut d'Electricité et de Microtechnique > SCI-STI-LT - SCI STI LT Group
Peer-reviewed publications
Conference Papers
Work produced at EPFL
Record creation date 2018-05-22

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