Characterisation of the dispersion evolution versus stretching in a large stroke optical fibre delay line

Optics Communications

Volumn 159, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 118-128

  Simohamed, L M ^a   Reynaud, F ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Broadband interferometry; Chromatic dispersion; Optical fibre stretching

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY;

BROADBAND INTERFEROMETRY; CHROMATIC DISPERSION; OPTICAL FIBER STRETCHING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0032761699     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00579-3     Document Type: Article

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