Theory of adiabatic optical fiber and microfiber tapers

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

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sumetsky, M ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

INTERMODE TRANSMISSION; LANDAU DYKHNE FORMULA; MICROFIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER TAPERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33845358340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ofc.2006.215388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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