A comparative evaluation of fiber fuse models

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2966, Issue , 1997, Pages 592-606

  Davis, Donald D ^a   Mettler, Stephen C ^a   DiGiovanni, David J ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber fuse; Optical damage; Thermal lens

Indexed keywords

LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; LENSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; FIBER FUSE; GUIDING PROPERTIES; LASER POWER DENSITIES; LASER SOURCES; OPTICAL DAMAGE; PHYSICAL MECHANISMS; THERMAL LENS; VISIBLE LIGHTS;

FIBERS;

EID: 0010531617     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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