Solid photonic bandgap fiber assisted by an extra air-clad structure for low-loss operation around 1.5 μm

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-324

  Betourne A ^a   Pureur, V ^a   Bouwmans, G ^a   Quiquempois, Y ^a   Bigot, L ^a   Perrin, M ^a   Douay, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; FIBER OPTICS; PHOTONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AIR HOLES; PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33846507914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.000316     Document Type: Article

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