Experimental study of polarization properties of highly birefringent photonic crystal fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 5931-5939

  Ritari, T ^a   Ludvigsen, H ^a   Wegmuller, M ^b   Legre M ^b   Gisin, N ^b   Folkenberg, J R ^c   Nielsen, M D ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c NKT PHOTONICS A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONS;

FIBERS, POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING; GROUP DELAY; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVICES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS (PCF);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 10444261228     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.005931     Document Type: Article

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