Microstructured optical fibers: Where's the edge?

Optics Express

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 1285-1290

  Kuhlmey, Boris T ^a,b   McPhedran, Ross C ^a   De Sterke, C Martijn ^a   Robinson, Peter A ^a   Renversez, Gilles ^b   Maystre, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FIBER CHARACTERIZATION; FIBER DESIGN; WAVENUMBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0037789612     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.10.001285     Document Type: Article

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