Propagation of the fundamental mode in curved graded index multimode fiber and its application in sensor systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 334-342

  Donlagić, Denis ^a   Culshaw, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

MACROBEND FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

MULTIMODE FIBERS;

EID: 0033891628     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.827505     Document Type: Article

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