Ultra-low-loss optical fiber nanotapers

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2258-2263

  Brambilla, Gilberto ^a   Finazzi, Vittoria ^a   Richardson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIBER NANODEVICES; NANOTAPERS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 2942711826     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.002258     Document Type: Article

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