Microstructured fibers for high power applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6017, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Baggett, J C ^a   Petrovich, M N ^a   Hayes, J R ^a   Finazzi, V ^a   Poletti, F ^a   Amezcua, R ^a   Broderick, N G R ^a   Richardson, D J ^a   Monro, T M ^b   Salter, P L ^c   Proudley, G ^c   O'Driscoll, E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Band gap; Beam delivery; Fiber; High power; Holey; Microstructured; Photonic crystal

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTONS;

BAND-GAP; BEAM DELIVERY; HIGH POWER; HOLEY; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33644793220     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.632809     Document Type: Conference Paper

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