Characteristics of gas breakdown in hollow-core fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 650-652

  Shi, X ^a   Wang, X B ^b   Jin, W ^a   Demokan, M S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; Gas breakdown; Gas laser; Glow discharge; Hollow core fiber (HCF)

Indexed keywords

BORE SIZES; BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; DIRECT CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIBER LENGTH; GAS BREAKDOWN; GAS DISCHARGE; HOLLOW CORE FIBER; HOLLOW-CORE FIBER (HCF); PRESSURE RANGES; THEORETICAL MODELS;

ARGON; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF GASES; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; GAS LASERS; GLOW DISCHARGES; HELIUM; LASERS;

GASES;

EID: 70449462615     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.919464     Document Type: Article

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