Thermal characterization of optical fibers using wavelength-sweeping interferometry

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3601-3606

  Perret, Luc ^a   Pfeiffer, Pierre ^a   Serio, Bruno ^a   Twardowski, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD COATINGS; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE SHIFT;

GOLD-COATED; LARGE EFFECTIVE AREA FIBER; MACH-ZEHNDER; MICHELSON; PHASE-SHIFT COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION;

FIBERS;

EID: 77955951947     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.003601     Document Type: Article

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