Micro-structured fiber Bragg gratings: Optimization of the fabrication process

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 15011-15021

  Iadicicco, A ^a   Campopiano, S ^a   Paladino, D ^b   Cutolo, A ^b   Cusano, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; CLADDING (COATING); ETCHING; MICROMACHINING; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

CLADDING STRIPPING; GRATING STRUCTURES; MICRO-STRUCTURED FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS (MSFBGS); PHOTONICS DEVICES; UV LASER MICROMACHINING;

MICROOPTICS;

EID: 36248932697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.015011     Document Type: Article

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