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    • Optical Engineering
    • Nanotechnology

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    • Microfibers are crucial optical components.
    • Functionalizing microfibers enhances their capabilities for various applications.
    • Existing functionalization techniques can be complex or limited.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a convenient and versatile technique for microfiber functionalization.
    • To demonstrate the deposition of sol-gel jackets onto microfibers.
    • To achieve gain-functionalized microfibers for optical signal amplification.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a modified dip-coating method for sol-gel deposition.
    • Applied erbium-ytterbium codoped silica sol-gel jackets.
    • Characterized the optical properties of the functionalized microfibers.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully functionalized microfibers with sol-gel jackets.
    • Observed an internal gain of 1.8 dB and a net gain of 0.8 dB for a 1550 nm signal.
    • Demonstrated the combination of jacket gain and microfiber low loss.

    Conclusions:

    • The dip-coating technique is convenient and versatile for microfiber functionalization.
    • This method enables the creation of microfibers with tailored optical properties.
    • Potential applications include spectral gain, high nonlinearity, and enhanced sensitivity.