Scaling laws and vector effects in bandgap-guiding fibres

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-74

  Birks, T A ^a   Bird, D M ^a   Hedley, T D ^a   Pottage, J M ^a   Russell, P St J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; DISPERSION (WAVES); PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

BANDGAP GUIDING FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; SCALING LAWS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 2942748447     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000069     Document Type: Article

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