Bend loss in all-solid bandgap fibres

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 5688-5698

  Birks, T A ^a   Luan, F ^a   Pearce, G J ^a   Wang, A ^a   Knight, J C ^a   Bird, D M ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BANDGAP FIBRES; CLADDING RODS; PHOTONIC BAND STRUCTURE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33745181988     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.005688     Document Type: Article

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