Realizing low loss air core photonic crystal fibers by exploiting an antiresonant core surround

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 8277-8285

  Roberts, P J ^a   Williams, D P ^a   Mangan, B J ^a   Sabert, H ^a   Couny, F ^a   Wadsworth, W J ^a   Birks, T A ^a   Knight, J C ^a   Russell, P St J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OPTICAL COATINGS; PHOTONS;

BAND GAP; CRYSTAL CLADDING; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 30144439212     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.008277     Document Type: Article

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