A substantially straight beam in an unbuckled state is compressed to cause the beam to buckle using an adjustable compressor. The adjustable compressor applies force to one or both ends of the beam and limits compression on the beam to allow the beam to move between a first buckled state and a second buckled state. The first buckled state and the second buckled state comprise substantially equal magnitude and opposite direction buckling movements from the unbuckled state.

 
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> Ion-reduction-blackened extra-mural absorbing media adapted for inclusion in image-conducting optical fiber arrays and methods of fabricating the same

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