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Sub-wavelength focusing of high intensities in microfibre tips

Sub-wavelength efficient intensity confinement has been demonstrated in nanostructured optical microfibre tips. Focus Ion Beam (FIB) milling was used to nanostructure gold-coated optical microfibre tips and form apertures at the apex.
Ding, M., Fenwick, O., Cacialli, F., Ou, J-Y., Sessions, N.P., Xu, F., Jung, Y., Kou, J.-L., Brambilla, G., Di Stasio, F.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Dynamic illumination of spatially restricted or large brain volumes via a single tapered optical fiber. [PDF]

Nat Neurosci, 2017
Pisanello F, Mandelbaum G, Pisanello M, Oldenburg IA, Sileo L, Markowitz JE, Peterson RE, Della Patria A, Haynes TM, Emara MS, Spagnolo B, Datta SR, De Vittorio M, Sabatini BL.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

A Superlubricated Magnetically Steerable Microcatheter with Integrated Optical and Fluidic Channels

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A magnetically steerable microcatheter with integrated optical and fluidic channels is developed for multifunctional navigation in tortuous anatomical environments. A surface‐grafted hydrogel coating enables low‐friction actuation. The device demonstrates stable light and fluid delivery during magnetic manipulation, offering a compact platform for ...
Yuntian Du, Ruokun He, Luqi Li, Hesheng Wang, Zhuo‐Chen Ma, Bing Han   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fiber optical parametric amplification of optical combs for enhanced performance and functionality

We demonstrate the inherent suitability of fiber optical parametric amplifiers (FOPAs) to the amplification of optical combs, combining gain, spectral shaping, frequency translation, effective spectral broadening and low noise ...
Petropoulos, P., Richardson, D.J., Kakande, J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Numerical Modeling of Photothermal Self‐Excited Composite Oscillators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We present a numerical framework for simulating photothermal self‐excited oscillations. The driving mechanism is elucidated by highlighting the roles of inertia and overshoot, as well as the phase lag between the thermal moment and the oscillation angle, which together construct the feedback loop between the system state and the environmental stimulus.
Zixiao Liu, Ryan R. Rusch, Zheng Wu, Chi Chen, Pengju Shi, Hao Qiu, Ximin He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deterministic wet etching of aspheric fiber microlenses with tunable conic geometry for tailored optical functionality. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Kim S, Keramidis I, Plasencia-Fernandez I, Alonso J, Brochoire L, Bories C, Barbeau A, Messaddeq Y, De Koninck Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source