A low bending loss multimode fiber transmission system

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 22081-22095

  Donlagic, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BEND LOSS; GRADED-INDEX MULTIMODE FIBERS; INTERCONNECTIVITY; LOW BENDING LOSS; MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBERS; TWO SECTION;

MULTIMODE FIBERS;

EID: 72449202658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.022081     Document Type: Article

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