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    Area of Science:

    • Materials Science
    • Optoelectronics
    • Photonics

    Background:

    • Silicon core fibers are crucial for optoelectronic and photonic applications.
    • Precise temperature control during fabrication and post-processing is currently lacking.
    • Accurate temperature monitoring is essential for optimizing fiber properties and performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a simple in-situ technique for monitoring temperatures during thermal processing of silicon core fibers.
    • To investigate the melting point of silicon cores under processing conditions.
    • To understand the influence of fabrication-induced stress on silicon core fiber properties.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a novel in-situ temperature monitoring technique.
    • Probing temperatures across the silicon melting point.
    • Measurement of cooling rates exceeding 3500 °C/s.

    Main Results:

    • The silicon core was observed to melt at 1281 °C.
    • This melting point is over 100 °C lower than the bulk silicon melting point.
    • High cooling rates were successfully measured.

    Conclusions:

    • The observed depression in the melting point is attributed to built-in stress from the fiber fabrication process.
    • This finding is critical for understanding and controlling the thermal behavior of silicon core fibers.
    • The developed technique enables precise thermal management, paving the way for improved optoelectronic and photonic device fabrication.