Profile refractometry of optical fibers by using double-refracting microinterferometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2943, Issue , 1996, Pages 113-127

  Pluta, Maksymilian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED OPTICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Double refracting microinterferometer; Gradient index optical fibers; Refractive index profile; Wavefront shear interferometry

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVEFRONTS;

BIREFRINGENT PRISMS; DOUBLE-REFRACTING MICROINTERFEROMETER; GRADIENT-INDEX OPTICAL FIBERS; IMAGE SPACES; INTERFERENCE PATTERNS; LIGHTGUIDES; MICROINTERFEROMETRY; MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVES; OPTICAL-; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILE; REFRACTOMETRY; SPECIAL EMPHASES;

FIBERS;

EID: 12844283251     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.255524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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