CO2 laser induced long period gratings in optical microfibers

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 21882-21890

  Xuan, Haifeng ^a   Jin, Wei ^a   Zhang, Min ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CO2 LASER PULSE; EXTERNAL REFRACTIVE INDICES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH SENSITIVITY; IN-FIBER DEVICES; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; RESONANT WAVELENGTHS; TRANSVERSE DIMENSIONS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICS; REFRACTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LASERS; LASERS, GAS; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; REFRACTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 72449143120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.021882     Document Type: Article

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