An apparatus and method for forming a fiber optic faceplate by winding an optical fiber strand about a mandrel that is outfitted with pairs of input and output spacing guides for providing proper fiber-to-fiber spacing. Spacing is maintained using input and output edge spacers to form a ribbon structure having optical fiber segments that run from an input edge to an output edge. The fiber optic faceplate can then be fabricated by stacking the ribbon structures.

 
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> Stress-induced control of polarization dependent properties in photonic devices

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