Bend-resistant design of conventional and microstructure fibers with very large mode area

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-81

  Fini, John M ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL CABLES;

BEND-INDUCED DISTORTION; BEND-RESISTANT DESIGN; LARGE MODE AREA; NONLINEAR IMPAIRMENTS; REASONABLE SPOOLED PACKAGE;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 30344471041     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.14.000069     Document Type: Article

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