Arc fusion splicing of hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers for gas-filled fiber cells

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 9576-9583

  Thapa, R ^a   Knabe, K ^a   Corwin, K L ^a   Washburn, B R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ARC SPLICERS; FUSION SPLICING; PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBER (PBGF); SATURATION SPECTROSCOPY;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 33750298982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.009576     Document Type: Article

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