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Hybridizing graphene and photonic crystal fibre

While the ability to increase the light–matter interaction by depositing graphene inside the air holes of a long length of photonic crystal fibre is worth celebrating, cautious optimism is called for when we begin to discuss the industrialization of graphene-based fibre-optic components.

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Fig. 1: A schematic representation of the graphene-coated PCF.

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Stone, J. Hybridizing graphene and photonic crystal fibre. Nat. Photonics 13, 731–732 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0541-0

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