Selective-fluid-filling technique of microstructured optical fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3193-3196

  Wang, Yiping ^a,b   Liu, Shujing ^c   Tan, Xiaoling ^d   Jin, Wei ^c  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

filling techniques; fluid; Microstructured optical fibers (MOFs); photonic crystal fibers

Indexed keywords

AIR HOLES; FEMTOSECONDS; FIBER SURFACE; IR LASERS; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS (MOFS);

AIR; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FILLING; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 78149432875     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2083636     Document Type: Article

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