Recent progress in microstructured polymer optical fibre fabrication and characterisation

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 199-209

  Van Eijkelenborg, Martijn A ^a   Argyros, Alexander ^a   Barton, Geoff ^b   Bassett, Ian M ^a   Fellew, Matthew ^a   Henry, Geoffrey ^a   Issa, Nader A ^a   Large, Maryanne C J ^a   Manos, Steven ^a   Padden, Whayne ^a   Poladian, Leon ^a   Zagari, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Local area networks; Microstructure; Optical sensing; Photonic band gap fibre; Photonic crystal fibres; Polymer optical fibres

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYMERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBRES;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

EID: 0141733223     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-5200(03)00045-2     Document Type: Article

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