Measurement and control of thin film uniformity in hollow glass waveguides

Optical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2009-2015

  Rabii, Christopher D ^a   Harrington, James A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL GLASS;

HOLLOW GLASS WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033280570     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602304     Document Type: Article

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