High-bandwidth PVDF-clad GI POF with ultra-low bending loss

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 335-345

  Ishigure, Takaaki ^a,b   Aruga, Yuta ^a,b   Koike, Yasuhiro ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bending loss; Graded index plastic optical fiber (GI POF); Mode coupling; Numerical aperture (NA); Poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF); Restricted mode launch condition (RML)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BENDING STRENGTH; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION;

BENDING LOSS; GRADED INDEX PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER (GIPOF); MODE COUPLING; NUMERICAL APERTURE (NA); POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (PVDF); RESTRICTED MODE LAUNCH CONDITION (RML);

PLASTIC FILAMENTS;

EID: 34147121062     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.886666     Document Type: Article

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