small talks: talks by students, for students <style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body> <center>  <a href="http://dmse.mit.edu/"><img border=0 src="course3.jpg"></a> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/gso/faq/studentlifefee.html"><img border=0 src="gso.jpg"></a>  <a href="index.shtml"><b><font size=7><font color=black>small</font>TALKS</font><b></a> <a href="http://mtlweb.mit.edu/researchgroups/mems/"><img border=0 src="memsatmit.jpg"></a> <a href="http://rleweb.mit.edu/"><img border=0 src="rle.jpg"></a> <br> ♦ <i>talks by students, for students</i> ♦<br> Wednesdays, 4pm, 6-104<br> <a href="sponsors.shtml">sponsors</a><br> <a href="about.shtml">about small talks</a> </center> <p> 12.06.2006: Fabien Soren (DMSE)<br> <i>Multimaterials Integrated Fibers</i><br> <h4>Abstract:</h4> To date, a barrier has existed between the processing approaches for producing electronic devices and those used for optical fibers. The former comprise a collection of elaborate wafer-based processes; while the latter rely on simpler thermal-drawing techniques. Our recent discoveries have enabled the fabrication of mesoscale optoelectronic devices in fiber form. Specifically, the combination of amorphous semiconductors, high glass transition polymers and low melting point metals into functional photodetecting fibers using conventional fiber drawing techniques was recently achieved. This achievement provides us with the opportunity for the first time to realize semiconductor device functionalities at fiber-optic length scales, uniformity and cost. <p><p> <center> <small>Questions? Comments? Would you like to give a small talk?<br> [small-talks at mike india tango dot edu]<br> Oh, and sign up for our <a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/small-talks-announce">announce list</a>! :)</small> </center> </body> </html>