The future of gradient index optics

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4437, Issue , 2001, Pages 26-39

  Hashizume, Hank ^a   Hamanaka, Kenjiro ^b   Graham, Alan C ^a   Zhu, X Frank ^b  

^a NSG America Inc   (United States)

^b NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grin Lens; Ion Exchange

Indexed keywords

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; GLASS; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

GRADIENT INDEX LENSES; MICROLENS ARRAYS;

GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS;

EID: 0035759323     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.448157     Document Type: Article

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