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With the increasing demand for optical communications, optical waveguides have been extensively studied due to their significance in the confinement and manipulation of light. Among optical waveguides, optical fibres - where the light is confined to the core of the fibre - have been an essential tool in achieving long distance communications with low attenuation. Here we present a selection of the most recent Scientific Reports papers on optical fibres, and – more generally – optical waveguides.