Design of solid and microstructure fibers for suppression of higher-order modes

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3477-3490

  Fini, John M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); ENERGY DISSIPATION; FREQUENCIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FIBER DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING; HOLE-ASSISTED FIBERS; LOW-BEND-LOSS ACCESS TRANSMISSION; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVICES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 21244454032     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.003477     Document Type: Article

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