Optical microfabrication of tapers in low-loss chalcogenide fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 966-971

  Lepine, Eric ^a,b   Yang, Zhiyong ^a   Gueguen, Yann ^b   Troles, Johann ^b   Zhang, Xiang Hua ^b   Bureau, Bruno ^b   Boussard Pledel, Catherine ^b   Sangleboeuf, Jean Christophe ^b   Lucas, Pierre ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FLUIDITY; GLASS FIBERS; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROMACHINING;

A-THERMAL; BAND GAPS; CHALCOGENIDE GLASS FIBERS; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; EVANESCENT WAVE SPECTROSCOPY; LASER LIGHTS; LOW LOSS; OPTICAL MICROFABRICATION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PHOTO-INDUCED;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77955688049     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000966     Document Type: Article

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