Light transmission in multiple or single subwavelength trefoil channels of microstructured fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1193-1201

  Moison, J M ^a   Apetrei, A M ^a   Levenson, J A ^a   Melin G ^b   Pedeboscq Ph ^b   Fleureau, A ^b   Lempereur, S ^b   Gasca, L ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Optical Transmiss Syst AR/I   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROOPTICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

FIBER CHARACTERIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS (MOF); NANOWIRES; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 14744283892     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.001193     Document Type: Article

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