Characterization of microstructured optical fibers for wideband dispersion compensation

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1958-1962

  Poli, Federica ^a   Cucinotta, Annamaria ^a   Fuochi, Matteo ^a   Selleri, Stefano ^a   Vincetti, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODAL ANALYSIS; PHOTONS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

WIDEBAND DISPERSIONS;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0141886009     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.001958     Document Type: Article

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