Mathematical model of the spinning of microstructured fibres

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5810-5820

  Voyce, Christopher J ^a   Fitt, Alistair D ^a   Monro, Tanya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL DESIGN; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE TENSION;

FIBER GEOMETRY; GEOMETRICAL ASYMMETRY; OPTICAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 10444248155     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.005810     Document Type: Article

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