Monitoring of multimode imaging devices by use of optical low-coherence reflectometers in reflection and transmission modes

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2140-2144

  Gottesman, Yaneck ^a,b   Rao, Elchuri V K ^a   Dagens, Béatrice ^b   Lovisa, Stéphane ^b  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

^b OPTO+   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING SYSTEMS; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

TRANSMISSION MODES;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0000336869     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.002140     Document Type: Article

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