Light and gas confinement in hollow-core photonic crystal fibre based photonic microcells

Journal of the European Optical Society

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Benabid, F ^a   Roberts, P J ^b   Couny, F ^a   Light, P S ^a  

^a University of Bath ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coherent effects; Hollow core photonic crystal fibre; Photonic bandgap; Stimulated Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 62749159450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19902573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2009.09004     Document Type: Review

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