Characterization of single-mode chalcogenide optical fiber for mid-infrared applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7325, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Krishnaswami, Kannan ^a   Qiao, Hong ^a   Bernacki, Bruce E ^a   Anheier, Norman C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcogenide; Metrology; Mid IR; Optical fiber; Single mode

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROFILES; BUILDING BLOCKES; CHALCOGENIDE OPTICAL FIBERS; CLADDING DIAMETERS; CLADDING MODES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUM; GAUSSIAN BEAM PROFILE; HGCDTE DETECTORS; HIGH QUALITY; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; LIGHT WEIGHT; M-LINES; METROLOGY; MID-IR; MIDINFRARED; MODE SUPPRESSION; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; NUMERICAL APERTURE; PERFORMANCE DATA; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSING PLATFORMS; SINGLE-MODE; SPACE-BASED; TRANSMISSION WINDOW; TUNABLE CO; WAVE-GUIDING;

GALLIUM; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; INFRARED DEVICES; LASER CLADDING; LASERS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SENSORS; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPINNING (FIBERS); TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

FIBERS;

EID: 69949120123     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.818184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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