Electric field enhanced nanocrystal formation in thermally poled optical fibres

Electronics Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 584-586

  An, H ^a   Fleming, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; ETCHING; FUSED SILICA; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIELD-EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (FESEM); NANOCRYSTAL FORMATION; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; THERMALLY POLED SILICA FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 19944372069     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20050192     Document Type: Article

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