Optical microfiber coil delay line

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 7196-7205

  Sumetsky, M ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

BROADBAND CONNECTION; FEED-FORWARD; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; MICROFIBER TAPERS; OPTICAL DELAY LINES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RADIATION WAVELENGTH; RECIRCULATING LOOP;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 66549107964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.007196     Document Type: Article

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