Hollow core photonic band gap fiber for THz applications

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1711-1714

  Vincetti, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hollow core fibers; Photonic band gap fibers; THz applications

Indexed keywords

BULK ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; HOLLOW CORE FIBERS; HOLLOW-CORE PHOTONIC BAND-GAP FIBERS; LOW LOSS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PROPAGATION LOSS; SPECTRAL REGION; TERAHERTZ REGION; THZ APPLICATIONS; WAVE-GUIDING; WAVEGUIDE DESIGN;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; FIBERS; OPTICAL DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES;

PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

EID: 67649541601     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24407     Document Type: Article

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