Visualizing the photonic band gap in hollow core photonic crystal fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 558-563

  Couny, F ^a   Sabert, H ^a   Roberts, P J ^a   Williams, D P ^a   Tomlinson, A ^a   Mangan, B J ^a   Farr, L ^a   Knight, J C ^b   Birks, T A ^b   Russell, P St J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FLUORESCENCE; IONS; PHOTONS; RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; VISUALIZATION; WAVEGUIDES;

FIBER CHARACTERIZATION; FIBER PROPERTIES; LIGHT RADIATION; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 13544273449     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.000558     Document Type: Article

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