Core-surround shaping of hollow-core photonic crystal fiber via HF etching

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1018-1020

  Wang, Y Y ^a   Light, P S ^a   Benabid, F ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiber etching; Hollow core photonic crystal fiber (PCF); Surface modes

Indexed keywords

HF ETCHING; HOLLOW CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; SURFACE MODES;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ETCHING; FIBERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 69949108231     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.923758     Document Type: Article

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