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ABSTRACT
Multi-core, optical-fiber technology is expected to be used in telecommunications and sensory systems in a relatively short amount of time. However, a successful transition from research laboratories to industry applications will only be possible with an optimized design and manufacturing process. The fabrication process is an important aspect in designing and developing new multi-applicable, multi-core fibers, where the best candidate is a seven-core fiber. Here, the basics for designing and manufacturing a single-mode, seven-core fiber using the stack-and-draw process is described for the example of a fluorescence sensory system.
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Ahmed Samir
Ahmed Samir graduated in 2006 from the Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt and consequently was employed in the Physics Department as a Teaching Assistant at the same faculty. There he continued his postgraduate studies. He obtained an M.Sc. in Physics in 2012 at Ain Shams University, Egypt, titled “Application of Laser Speckle Interferometry for Studying Nanoparticles”. In 2013 he joined the Radiation and Optics Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana as a researcher. His area of research is in multicore optical fiber probes for microfluidic fluorescence detection.
Bostjan Batagelj
Bostjan Batagelj received Ph.D. from the University of Ljubljana in 2003 for work on optical-fiber non-linearity measurements. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Ljubljana. His current research interests are in areas of next-generation optical access networks, optical-technology-based timing systems and microwave photonics. He has authored or co-authored over 200 technical and scientific publications and is named as an inventor on ten patents.