Hollow optical fibers for ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet light

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1430-1434

  Matsuura, Yuji ^a   Miyagi, Mitsunobu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Excimer lasers; Hollow optical fibers; Optical fiber fabrication; Ultraviolet spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EXCIMER LASERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BANDGAP EFFECT; HOLLOW OPTICAL FIBERS; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 13844296702     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.837710     Document Type: Article

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