Leakography: Visualization of losses in fibers and fiber-optics systems using liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 309, Issue , 1998, Pages 189-199

  Henninot, J F ^a   Warenghem, M ^a   Tabiryan, N V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optics; Liquid crystals scattering; Nematics; Tapers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

LEAKOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COUPLERS; OPTICAL TAPERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031706699     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808045528     Document Type: Article

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