Photochromic Liquid-Core Fibers with Nonlinear Input-Output Characteristics

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2255-2261

  Saito, Mitsunori ^a   Honda, Akihiko ^a   Uchida, Kingo ^a  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber optic device; Liquid core fiber; Photochromism; Spiropyran; Variable transmittance

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTOCHROMISM;

LIQUID-CORE FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0142258136     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.817703     Document Type: Article

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