An analytical investigation of four-layer dielectric optical fibers with Au nano-coating - A comparison with three-layer optical fibers

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 90, Issue , 2009, Pages 269-286

  Rahman, F A ^a   Choudhury, P K ^b   Kumar, D ^b   Yusoff, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS; AU LAYERS; NANO-COATINGS; PROPAGATING MODE; PROPAGATION CONSTANT; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; THREE-LAYER; THREE-LAYER DIELECTRICS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 65449157635     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pier09010706     Document Type: Article

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