Global characterization of optical power propagation in step-index plastic optical fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 9028-9035

  Mateo, Javier ^a   Losada, M Angeles ^a   Garcés, Ignacio ^a   Zubia, Joseba ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION;

OPTICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL POWER PROPAGATION; POWER FLOW EQUATION; STEPINDEX PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33749419228     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.009028     Document Type: Article

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