Light acceptance properties of multimode microstructured optical fibers: Impact of multiple layers

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 3224-3235

  Issa, Nader A ^a   Padden, Whayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); FIBER LASERS; GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFLECTION; THICKNESS CONTROL; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AIR-CLAD FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; MUTIPLE LAYER FIBERS;

MULTIMODE FIBERS;

EID: 4644271542     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003224     Document Type: Article

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