Guiding properties of large mode area silicon microstructured fibers: A route to effective single mode operation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1529-1533

  Vukovic, N ^a   Healy, N ^a   Peacock, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODAL ANALYSIS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ANTIRESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; COMPOSITE FIBERS; GUIDING PROPERTIES; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; LARGE MODE AREA; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; SINGLE MODE OPERATION; SINGLE-MODE REGIME; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

FIBERS;

EID: 79958837166     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001529     Document Type: Article

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