High NA-fibers: Silica-based fibers for new applications

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5691, Issue , 2005, Pages 30-41

  Klein, Karl Friedrich ^a   Eckhardt, Hanns Simon ^a   Vincze, Christiane ^a   Grimm, Stephan ^b   Kirchhof, Johannes ^b   Kobelke, Jens ^b   Clarkin, Jim ^c   Nelson, Gary ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE MITTELHESSEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Polymicro Technologies LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic attenuation; Microstructured fibers; Numerical aperture; Polymer coated fibers; Silica based fibers; UV damage; UV transmission

Indexed keywords

BASIC ATTENUATION; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; POLYMER-COATED FIBERS; SILICA-BASED FIBERS; UV-DAMAGE; UV-TRANSMISSION;

CLADDING (COATING); HYDROGEN; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SILICA;

EID: 21844434443     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.591683     Document Type: Conference Paper

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