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To explore a novel metafiber design integrating metasurfaces on fiber sidewalls for improved evanescent field interaction.

January 25, 2026Laser & Photonics Review

Planarized Sidewall‐Integrated Metafibers for Enhanced Evanescent Field Interaction via Long‐Range Resonant Near‐Field Coupling

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CZChao ZengNorthwestern Polytechnical University DLDing LuoNorthwestern Polytechnical University XZXiaotong ZhangNorthwestern Polytechnical University

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This work demonstrates a novel metafiber integrating metasurfaces on fibers, enhancing optical performance, indicating a new paradigm in fiber optics.

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To explore a novel metafiber design integrating metasurfaces on fiber sidewalls for improved evanescent field interaction.
Developed a planarized sidewall integration technique for metasurfaces.
Utilized numerical simulations to study evanescent field interactions.
Demonstrated efficacy by integrating a gold nanorod metasurface onto a fiber for nonlinear applications.
Achieved significant enhancement of linear and nonlinear optical responses.
Demonstrated a saturable absorber capable of facilitating ultrafast lasers.
Confirmed the efficacy of the proposed metafiber design through experimental validations.

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Zeng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6975b24dfeba4585c2d6dc20 https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202502639

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This work demonstrates a novel metafiber integrating metasurfaces on fibers, enhancing optical performance, indicating a new paradigm in fiber optics.

Planarized Sidewall‐Integrated Metafibers for Enhanced Evanescent Field Interaction via Long‐Range Resonant Near‐Field Coupling

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Planarized Sidewall‐Integrated Metafibers for Enhanced Evanescent Field Interaction via Long‐Range Resonant Near‐Field Coupling

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