Identification of Bloch-modes in hollow-core photonic crystal fiber cladding

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-338

  Couny, F ^a   Benabid, F ^a   Roberts, P J ^b   Burnett, M T ^a   Maier, S A ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CLADDING (COATING); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONS;

FRESNEL-ZONE; GLASS INTERSTITIAL APEX; HOLLOW-CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33846554733     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.000325     Document Type: Article

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