Optical properties of perfluorocyclobutyl polymers. III. Spectroscopic characterization of rare-earth-doped perfluorocyclobutyl polymers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1654-1659

  Gordon, Jennifer ^a   Ballato, John ^a   Smith Jr , Dennis W ^a   Jin, Jianyong ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROSCOPY;

PERFLUOROCYCLOBUTYL POLYMERS; POLYMER OPTICAL FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 24144499561     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001654     Document Type: Article

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