High power handling shape memory alloy optical fiber connector

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 30, 2009, Pages 5664-5667

  Faucher, Dominic ^a   Fraser, Alex ^a,b   Zivojinovic, Patrick ^b   Godmaire, Xavier Pruneau ^a,b   Weynant, Éric ^b   Bernier, Martin ^a   Vallée, Réal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Phasoptx   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; METAL IMPLANTS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

ALL-FIBER COMPONENTS; FIBER LASERS AND AMPLIFIERS; GLASS COMPOSITIONS; HIGH POWER HANDLINGS; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS; OPTICAL FIBER SPLICING; SPLICING DEVICES;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 70350322751     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.005664     Document Type: Article

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