An improved photonic bandgap fiber based on an array of rings

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 479-484

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

^a Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials Department of Physics University of Bath ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; BAND STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CLADDING MODES; PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBER; RAISED-INDEX CLADDING RINGS;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 33745453894     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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