Characterization of a microstructured Zeonex terahertz fiber

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1013-1018

  Anthony, Jessienta ^a   Leonhardt, Rainer ^a   Argyros, Alexander ^b   Large, Maryanne C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DISPERSION PARAMETERS; DISPERSION PROPERTIES; EFFICIENT COUPLING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MATERIAL LOSS; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; POLYMER FIBER; SINGLE MODE PROPAGATION; TERAHERTZ; THEORETICAL LIMITS; TIME DOMAIN MEASUREMENT;

FIBERS;

EID: 79959219895     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001013     Document Type: Article

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