Very large scale integration for fibers (VLSI-Fi)

A fiber comprising:

• a cladding having an outer surface wherein the cladding extends along a first axis;
• a segmented core coextensive with the cladding along the first axis and surrounded by the cladding;
• wherein the segmented core comprises a transducing device;
• a first spacer and a second spacer, wherein the device is located between the first and second spacer.

A sensory textile comprising at least one of:

• an electrooptic portion configured to function as an imaging array, comprising:
• at least one first fiber comprising a cladding material surrounding at least one first core material, the at least one first core material comprising a p-doped Si core comprising a first plurality of microspheres and an n-doped Si core comprising a second plurality of microspheres, wherein the at least one first fiber of the electrooptic portion further comprises two metallic electrodes collectively surrounding the p-doped silicon core and the n-doped silicon core;
• a sonar portion configured for ultrasound generation and transduction, comprising:
• a plurality of second fibers comprising a cladding material surrounding a second core material, the at least one second core material comprising a piezoelectric material, wherein each of the plurality of fibers of the sonar portion further comprises two metallic electrodes collectively surrounding the piezoelectric material,
• wherein each of the plurality of the second fibers of the sonar portion comprises a series of substantially circular loops and wherein the plurality of second fibers of the sonar portion are woven together;
• a magnetic gradiometer portion comprising:
• at least one third fiber comprising a cladding material surrounding a third core material and defining a central hollow capillary, the third core material comprising a nanodiamond-doped silica central core, wherein the at least one third fiber of the magnetic gradiometer portion further comprises:
• two metallic electrodes collectively surrounding the central core;
• and
• two optical cores collectively surrounding the central core;
• and
• a piezogenerating portion configured to generate a voltage, comprising:
• at least one fourth fiber comprising a cladding material surrounding a fourth core material, and defining a central hollow capillary, the fourth core material comprising a piezoelectric core positioned off-center with respect to a longitudinal axis defined by the at least one fourth fiber, wherein the at least one fourth fiber of the piezogenerating portion further comprises:
• two pairs of metallic cores collectively surrounding the piezoelectric core and comprising an inner pair and an outer pair, wherein a melting temperature of the metal of the inner pair is lower than the melting temperatures of both the piezoelectric core and the metal of the outer pair, wherein the metal of the inner pair is axially broken up into a second plurality of spheres and wherein the metal of each metallic core of the outer pair is continuous.