Theoretical model and experimental studies of infrared radiation propagation in hollow plastic and glass waveguides

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1316-1320

  Inberg, A ^a   Ben David, M ^a   Oksman, M ^a   Katzir, A ^a   Croitoru, N ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

BEAM SHAPE; GLASS WAVEGUIDES; HOLLOW WAVEGUIDES; INFRARED RADIATION PROPAGATION;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0033722184     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602505     Document Type: Article

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