High-resolution measurement of the fiber diameter variations using whispering gallery modes and no optical alignment

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 182-183

  Birks, T A ^a   Knight, J C ^a   Dimmick, T E ^a,b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

MICRORESONATORS; OPTICAL ALIGNMENT; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES (WGM);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0034135583     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.823510     Document Type: Article

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