Optical fibre nanowires and microwires: A review

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Brambilla, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURABILITY; DISTINCTIVE FEATURES; EVANESCENT FIELDS; HIGH CONFINEMENT; HIGH-Q RESONATORS; MICRO WIRE; OPTICAL FIBRE; OPTICAL MANIPULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES; OPTICAL FABRICATION; STRENGTH; TAPERS; TIPS;

NANOWIRES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; EVANESCENT FIELDS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL LOSSES; RESONATORS; SENSORS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES;

EID: 77950609674     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/4/043001     Document Type: Review

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