Measurement of spatial filtering capabilities of single mode infrared fibers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6268 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ksendzov, A ^a   Bloemhof, E ^a   White, V ^a   Wallace, J K ^a   Gappinger, R O ^a   Sanghera, J S ^b   Busse, L E ^b   Kim, W J ^b   Pureza, P C ^b   Nguyen, V Q ^b   Aggarwal, I D ^b   Shalem, S ^c   Katzir, A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infrared fiber; Single mode; Testing

Indexed keywords

FIBER CLADDING; INFRARED FIBERS; LEAKAGE CHANNELS; SPATIAL FILTERS;

EQUIPMENT TESTING; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FILTERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33749235932     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.673388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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