Enhanced transverse load sensitivity by using a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber with larger air holes on one axis

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3841-3845

  Kim, Hyun Min ^a   Kim, Tae Hun ^b   Kim, Bongkyun ^a   Chung, Youngjoo ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Electronics Hainan Fiber optics Korea Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; HOLEY FIBERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; HIGH BIREFRINGENCE; HIGHLY BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; HIGHLY BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS (HB-PCF); TEMPERATURE-INDUCED; TRANSMISSION OUTPUT; TRANSVERSE LOAD; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 77955870171     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.003841     Document Type: Article

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