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A New Twist on Fiber Optics

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ARLINGTON, Va., July 1 -- By twisting fiber optic strands into helical shapes, researchers have created unique structures that can precisely filter, polarize or scatter light. Compatible with standard fiber optic lines, these hair-like structures may replace bulky components in sensors, gyroscopes and other devices. While researchers are still probing the unusual properties of the new fibers, tests show the strands impart a chiral, or "handed," character to light by polarizing photons according to certain physical properties. Victor Kopp of Chiral Photonics, in Clifton, N.J., and his...Read full article

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    Published: July 2004
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    chiral
    Description of a particle that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image.
    chiralChiral Photonicsfiber optic linesfiber opticsgyroscopesindustrialNational Science FoundationNews & FeaturesNSFpolarizing photonsSensors & Detectors

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