Characterization of graded index optical fibers by digital holographic interferometry

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1573-1582

  Wahba, Hamdy H ^a   Kreis, Thomas ^a  

^a BIAS BREMER INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE STRAHLTECHNIK GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; HOLOGRAMS; HOLOGRAPHY; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY; GRADED-INDEX OPTICAL FIBERS; HOLOGRAPHIC METHOD; MULTILAYER MODELS; NON DESTRUCTIVE; REFRACTIVE INDEX FIELD; TWO BEAM INTERFEROMETRIES;

HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 63149137039     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.001573     Document Type: Article

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