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Diamond encapsulated silicon optical fibers synthesized by chemical vapor deposition

Diamond encapsulated silicon optical fibers synthesized by chemical vapor deposition
Diamond encapsulated silicon optical fibers synthesized by chemical vapor deposition
Semiconductor optical fibers encapsulated in a protective diamond coating can theoretically lead to immense power handling capabilities and infrared functionality. Here, silicon optical fibers are grown using high pressure chemical vapor deposition before being coated by 50 μm-300 μm of diamond by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition. This coating extends conformally around the fiber cross section with diamond crystallites in the film on the order of several micrometers. Complete coating of high-quality diamond around the fiber is indicated by scanning electron microscopy and Raman measurements. The encapsulated silicon fibers are durable enough to survive the diamond deposition process, as demonstrated by their ability to guide infrared light.
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Hendrickson, Alex T.
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Mcdaniel, Sean A.
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Badding, John V.
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Hemley, Russell J.
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Coco, Michael G.
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Cook, Gary
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Badding, John V.
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Hemley, Russell J.
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Hendrickson, Alex T., Hemawan, Kadek W., Coco, Michael G., Aro, Steve C., Mcdaniel, Sean A., Sazio, Pier J., Cook, Gary, Badding, John V. and Hemley, Russell J. (2020) Diamond encapsulated silicon optical fibers synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. AIP Advances, 10 (9), [095009]. (doi:10.1063/5.0014091).

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Abstract

Semiconductor optical fibers encapsulated in a protective diamond coating can theoretically lead to immense power handling capabilities and infrared functionality. Here, silicon optical fibers are grown using high pressure chemical vapor deposition before being coated by 50 μm-300 μm of diamond by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition. This coating extends conformally around the fiber cross section with diamond crystallites in the film on the order of several micrometers. Complete coating of high-quality diamond around the fiber is indicated by scanning electron microscopy and Raman measurements. The encapsulated silicon fibers are durable enough to survive the diamond deposition process, as demonstrated by their ability to guide infrared light.

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Accepted/In Press date: 3 August 2020
Published date: 3 September 2020
Additional Information: This material was based upon the work supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory under Award No. FA8650-13-2-1615. This research was also supported by EFree, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Award No. DE-SC-0001057 (K.W.H.). Infrastructure and facilities used were supported by the U.S. DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration under Award No. DE-NA-0003858 (CDAC).

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Local EPrints ID: 472115
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/472115
ISSN: 2158-3226
PURE UUID: 8afe7353-1c4e-4872-af26-438d2962a36d
ORCID for Pier J. Sazio: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-9266

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Date deposited: 25 Nov 2022 18:01
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 02:55

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Author: Alex T. Hendrickson
Author: Kadek W. Hemawan
Author: Michael G. Coco
Author: Steve C. Aro
Author: Sean A. Mcdaniel
Author: Pier J. Sazio ORCID iD
Author: Gary Cook
Author: John V. Badding
Author: Russell J. Hemley

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