Measurement and calculation of electrostrictive effects in a twin-hole silica glass fiber

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Godbout, Nicolas ^a   Lacroix, Suzanne ^a   Quiquempois, Yves ^b   Martinelli, Gilbert ^b   Bernage, Pascal ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

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EID: 0034388081     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000001     Document Type: Article

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