Chromatic dispersion of liquid-crystal infiltrated capillary tubes and photonic crystal fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2241-2248

  Rasmussen, Per Dalgaard ^a   Lægsgaard, Jesper ^a   Bang, Ole ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CAPILLARY TUBES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHOTONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHROMATIC DISPERSION; PERTURBATIVE SCHEME; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

EID: 33751240461     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002241     Document Type: Article

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