Multi-wavelength optical fiber refractive index profiling by spatially resolved fourier transform spectroscopy

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 360-364

  Yablon, Andrew D ^a  

^a Interfiber Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourier spectroscopy; Optical fiber measurements; Optical fibers

Indexed keywords

FIBER TYPES; FOURIER SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY; MULTIWAVELENGTH; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

FIBER OPTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SPECTROSCOPY;

FIBERS;

EID: 76749172212     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2032071     Document Type: Article

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