In-fiber polarimeters based on hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 13246-13254

  Xuan, Haifeng ^a   Jin, Wei ^a   Zhang, Min ^b   Ju, Jian ^a   Liao, Yanbiao ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; ENERGY GAP; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; TORSIONAL STRESS;

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; GROUP BIREFRINGENCE; HIGHER-ORDER MODES; HOLLOW CORE-PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; POLARIZATION MODES;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; OSCILLOMETRY; PHOTON; POLAROGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; OSCILLOMETRY; PHOTONS; POLAROGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67749091050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.013246     Document Type: Article

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