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MIT engineers build stretchable fiber-optic sheet that senses its own 3D shape

MIT researchers led by Chen Yu, with Nina Cao and Kaitlyn Becker, developed a soft sheet embedded with modified optical fibers that can track how it bends and twists in three dimensions. Unlike earlier waveguide sensors that only measured simple curvature along a line, the new design reconstructs the full surface shape as it deforms, detailed in a study in Advanced Intelligent Systems.

news.mit.edu · 2026-10-10

Researchers Build Chip-Based 'Microcomb' System Aimed at Boosting 6G

Scientists have developed a microresonator chip paired with a large optical fiber loop, creating a system where laser light circulates continuously between both components to generate a broad spectrum of light frequencies, often called a 'rainbow on a chip.' The setup is currently a laboratory demonstration, and researchers are now studying how to adapt it for real-world use.

tech.slashdot.org · 2026-08-30