Stress-induced birefringence in large-mode-area micro-structured optical fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3637-3646

  Schreiber, T ^a   Schultz, H ^a   Schmidt, O ^a   Roser F ^a   Limpert, J ^a   Tunnermann A ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

AIR-HOLE MICROSTRUCTURING; MICRO-STRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; STRESS-INDUCED BIREFRINGENCE; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 21244445417     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.003637     Document Type: Article

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