Sensing an optical fiber surface by a microfiber with angstrom accuracy

2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sumetsky, M ^a   Dulashko, Y ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; RESONANCE; SENSORS; SURFACES;

ANGSTROM ACCURACY; DIAMETER VARIATION; MICROFIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER SURFACE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33845352025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ofc.2006.215418     Document Type: Conference Paper

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