Our TUBITAK 2544 proposal entitled “Creation of Innovative Ultra-Low-Loss Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers for Next-Generation Terahertz Wireless Communication” is approved for funding. Each year only two projects receive funding in this program, and we are extremely happy to be one of the recipient this year. We are looking for highly motivated graduate and undergraduate students to work…

Our artwork for “Scalable fabrication of MXene-PVDF nanocomposite triboelectric fibers via thermal drawing” was accepted as a back cover in Small.

The manuscript titled “Mid-infrared negative curvature hollow-core fiber with elliptically nested tubular structure” was accepted for publication in Optics Communications. In this work, we numerically investigated arsenic selenide ellipse nested tubular hollow-core fibers mid-IR guidance. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030401822008744  

Our article entitled “Improved mechanical properties of the E-glass fibres through TiO2 nanoparticle coating” was published in Materials Science and Technology. In this work, we utilized titania nanoparticles to coat E-glass fibers to improve the mechanical strength of fibers. This work was supported by TUBITAK program 1004, and performed in a collaboration with Şişecam.

Asfandyar Khan has successfully defended his master thesis entitled “Chalcogenide integrated hollow-core optical fibers for infrared light guidance” on December 23, 2022. This thesis is the first completed thesis work from CFL, and Asfandyar has become the first graduate of CFL (and the first graduate master student). We wish him success in his future career…

Our group made two presentations in Şişecam 37th International Glass Conference 2022 on November 17-18, 2022 at Istanbul, Turkey. The titles of the presentations are: Nanoparticle coated glass fibers for improved mechanical properties Acquiring Alkali Resistant E Glass Fiber by Zirconium Oxide Coating

Our work entitled “Scalable fabrication of MXene-PVDF nanocomposite triboelectric fibers via thermal drawing” was accepted for publication in Small. In this work, we developed a novel method to integrate MXene into polymer fibers by thermal fiber drawing. We investigated the energy harvesting properties of the fiber, and demonstrated the fiber as a self-powered sensor for biomotion.

Our group made four presentations including one keynote speech in  ICISCT 2022 sponsored by IEEE on September 28-30, 2022 at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. the titles of the presentations are: “3D printed hollow-core polymer optical fiber with six-pointed star cladding for the light guidance in the near-IR regime” presented by Mahmudur Rahman “Elliptical cladding elements in negative curvature…

The numerical study on nested hollow-core fibers was accepted for publication in Optics Letters. In this work, we investigate the optimum positioning of nested elements for near-IR guidance. https://opg.optica.org/ol/fulltext.cfm?uri=ol-47-12-3039&id=476787 Another review work titled ” Multilayer MXene Heterostructures and Nanohybrids for Multifunctional Applications: A Review” was accepted for publication in ACS Materials Letters. We review the recent advancement in MXene…

Mahmudur Rahman has joined to the CFL as a graduate student. We wish best of the luck to him.