Chemical tapering of polymer optical fibre

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 365-371

  Merchant, D F ^a   Scully, P J ^a   Schmitt, N F ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Hewlett Packard FCO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); ETCHING; FUSED SILICA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

CHEMICAL TAPERING; POLYMER OPTICAL FIBRE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0343496786     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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