Observation of symmetrical reflection sidebands in a silica suspended-core fiber Bragg grating

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 17373-17381

  Tse, M L V ^a   Chung, K M ^a   Dong, L ^b   Thomas, B K ^b   Fu, L B ^b   Cheng, K C D ^a   Lu, C ^a   Tam, H Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b IMRA AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; GERMANIUM; LIGHT REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SILICA;

CONVENTIONAL FIBERS; CORE DIAMETERS; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; GUIDED MODES; INDEX VARIATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX MODULATION; STRAIN RESPONSE;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

GLASS FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; REFRACTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDUCER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LIGHT; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTOMETRY; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77955598978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.017373     Document Type: Article

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