Chalcogenide fibers: An overview of selected applications

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-210

  Moon, J A ^a   Schaafsma, D T ^b  

^a Spectra Science Corporation   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

1.3 m amplifiers; Chalcogenide fiber; IR SNOM; Nonlinear optics; Power delivery; Scene simulation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); INFRARED RADIATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHONONS; POWER TRANSMISSION; QUENCHING; RARE EARTHS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CHALCOGENIDE FIBERS; FIBERNIZATION; FOCAL LENGTH; INFRARED SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (IRSNOM);

GLASS FIBERS;

EID: 0033658331     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030050058785     Document Type: Article

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