Optically reconfigurable azobenzene polymer-based fiber Bragg filter

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 7039-7042

  Lausten, Rune ^a   Rochon, Paul ^b   Ivanov, Mario ^b   Cheben, Pavel ^c   Janz, Siegfried ^c   Desjardins, Pierre ^c   Ripmeester, John ^c   Siebert, Torsten ^c   Stolow, Albert ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS;

AZOBENZENE; AZOPOLYMERS; FIBER BLOCKS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 29144443455     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.007039     Document Type: Article

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