Fluid-filled solid-core photonic bandgap fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1617-1630

  Kuhlmey, Boris T ^a   Eggleton, Benjamin J ^a   Wu, Darran K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibres

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

FLUID-FILLED; LIGHT GUIDANCE; LINEAR PULSE; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; TUNABLE DEVICE;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

EID: 69949106519     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2021142     Document Type: Review

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