Fabrication of microstructured polymer optical fibres

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-335

  Barton, Geoff ^a   Van Eijkelenborg, Martijn A ^b   Henry, Geoffrey ^b   Large, Maryanne C J ^b   Zagari, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; PREHEATING; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE TESTING; VISCOSITY;

FABRICATING FIBRES; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURED POLYMER OPTICAL FIBERS (MPOF);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 4644305513     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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