Efficient Bragg gratings in phosphosilicate and germanosilicate photonic crystal fiber

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 8186-8193

  Beugin, V ^a   Bigot, L ^a   Niay, P ^a   Lancry, M ^a   Quiquempois, Y ^a   Douay, M ^a   Mein G ^b   Fleureau, A ^b   Lempereur, S ^b   Gasca, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BRAGG WAVELENGTH STABILITY; GERMANOSILICATE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; PHOSPHOSILICATES;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 33845960764     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.008186     Document Type: Article

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