Two methods of apodisation of fibre-Bragg-gratings

Optics Communications

Volumn 157, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 273-281

  Fröhlich, Hans Georg ^a   Kashyap, Raman ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apodisation; Fibre Bragg gratings; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; LASER BEAMS; MOIRE FRINGES; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

APODIZATION; DOUBLE GRATING WRITING TECHNIQUES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GRATING INSCRIBING LASERS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0032305358     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00539-2     Document Type: Article

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