Spectroscopic experiments regarding the efficiency of side emission optical fibres in the UV-A and visible blue spectrum

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-105

  Endruweit, A ^a   Alobaidani, A D ^a   Furniss, D ^a   Seddon, A B ^a   Benson, T ^a   Johnson, M S ^a   Long, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emission spectrum; Irradiation field; Optical fibre; Side emission; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EMISSION SPECTRUM; IRRADIATION FIELD; SIDE EMISSION; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 36048993425     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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