Effect of macro-bending on resonant wavelength and intensity of long-period gratings in photonic crystal fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1804-1810

  He, Zonghu ^a   Zhu, Yinian ^a   Du, Henry ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTONS; RESONANCE;

COUPLING STRENGTH; ROTATIONAL ORIENTATION; TRANSMISSION SPECTRA;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 33847096046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001804     Document Type: Article

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