Stable imprinting of long-period gratings in microstructured polymer optical fibre

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4644-4649

  Hiscocks, M P ^a   Van Eijkelenborg, M A ^a   Argyros, A ^a   Large, M C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS; STRAIN;

CLADDING STRUCTURE; LONG-PERIOD GRATINGS; MICROSTRUCTURED POLYMER OPTICAL FIBRE (MPOF);

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 33744545309     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.004644     Document Type: Article

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