Transmitted optical power through a tapered single-mode fiber under dynamic bending effects

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-187

  Matías, Ignacio R ^a   Fernández Valdivielso, Carlos ^a   Arregui, Francisco J ^a   Bariáin, Cándido ^a   López Amo, Manuel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bending effects; Fiber optic devices; Fiber optic modulators; Single mode fiber; Tapered fibers

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

FIBER OPTIC MODULATORS; TAPERED FIBERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0242667025     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030303819     Document Type: Article

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