Spectral macro-bending loss considerations for photonic crystal fibres

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 149, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 206-210

  Sorensen T ^a   Broeng, J ^b   Bjarklev, A ^a   Hansen, T P ^b   Knudsen, E ^a   Libori, S E B ^a   Simonsen, H R ^b   Jensen, J R ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NKT PHOTONICS A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATTENUATION; BENDING STRENGTH; CALCULATIONS; CLADDING (COATING); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

MACRO-BENDING LOSS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBRE; SHORT-WAVELENGTH LOSS EDGE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 17444444907     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20020713     Document Type: Article

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