Spiral Optical Fiber Sensor for Precision Vibration and Structural Strain Detection
This study presents the design and theoretical analysis of a spiral optical fiber system for precise detection of mechanical vibrations and micro-strain in structural materials. The sensing principle is based on phase modulation of coherent light in a coiled fiber geometry, where the curvature enhances optical path length sensitivity to deformation. The proposed configuration offers a compact, low-power, and scalable alternative to conventional piezoelectric and interferometric sensors. Such spiral fiber assemblies can be integrated into aerospace structures, civil engineering components, or laboratory setups. Calculated data indicate that the spiral geometry significantly amplifies phase shifts induced by local strain, allowing reliable registration of minute oscillations in complex mechanical systems.
Mervel, D. (2025). Spiral Optical Fiber Sensor for Precision Vibration and Structural Strain Detection. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17253032
Warp-Field Architecture Based on Structured Casimir–Polder Interactions in BEC-Layered Cavities
This paper presents a theoretical framework for a propulsion concept based on structured Casimir–Polder interactions within Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) cavities. By leveraging controlled phase coherence, nanophotonic corrections, and layered compensation fields, the model proposes a method to generate directed gravitational potential gradients.
Such gradients could theoretically produce warp-compatible space-time distortions, enabling novel approaches to interstellar propulsion. While highly speculative, the concept builds upon existing experimental platforms in BEC physics and Casimir–Polder force measurements, and outlines potential engineering challenges and avenues for laboratory verification.
Key Innovation
Unlike traditional concepts relying on exotic matter or large-scale negative energy, this proposal achieves spacetime curvature through the accumulation of quantum field interaction energy in a resonant, topologically closed lattice of nanoscale cavities embedded in BEC environments. These structures are externally synchronized via phase-coherent laser arrays and can be configured to pulse gravitational potential gradients asymmetrically.
The hypothesis of the superelastic vacuum concept
This article proposes a hypothesis that considers the physical vacuum as a superelastic medium with mechanical properties determined by the properties of quantum fluctuations and interactions. Drawing from analogies in classical mechanics and concepts from general relativity and quantum field theory, it suggests that phenomena such as gravity and inertia may emerge from the dynamic response of the vacuum to mass and acceleration.