The microfiber loop resonator: Theory, experiment, and application

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 242-250

  Sumetsky, M ^a   Dulashko, Y ^a   Fini, J M ^a   Hale, A ^a   DiGiovanni, D J ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfibers; Optical fiber coupling; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Ring resonators

Indexed keywords

HEATING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; RELAXATION TIME; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

BICONICAL FIBER TAPER; CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSORS; COOLING RELAXATION; MICROFIBER LOOP RESONATOR (MLR);

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 33845618924     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.861127     Document Type: Article

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