Single-mode mid-IR guidance in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 7139-7144

  Shephard, J D ^a   MacPherson, W N ^a   Maier, R R J ^a   Jones, J D C ^a   Hand, D P ^a   Mohebbi, M ^b   George, A K ^b   Roberts, P J ^b   Knight, J C ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CRYSTALS; FLUORIDE MINERALS; GLASS; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SILICA;

BANDGAP GUIDANCE; BIOLOGICAL SENSING; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; TELLURITE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 24944471868     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007139     Document Type: Article

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