Tapered photonic crystal fibres: Properties, characterisation and applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5840 PART I, Issue , 2005, Pages 29-43

  Nguyen, Hong C ^a   Kuhlmey, Boris T ^a   Mägi, Eric C ^a   Steel, Michael J ^a,b   Smith, Cameron L ^a   Eggleton, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RSoft Design Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibre taper; Microstructured optical fibre; Photonic crystal fibre; Sensing

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PROBES; WIRE;

FIBER TAPER; MICROSTRUCTURAL OPTICAL FIBERS (MOF); PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; SENSING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 28344454594     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.606490     Document Type: Conference Paper

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