Modal analysis of a novel soft glass photonic crystal fiber with liquid crystal core

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-102

  Hameed, Mohamed Farhat O ^a   Obayya, Salah S A ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anisotropic materials; finite difference method; nematic liquid crystal (NLC); photonic crystal fibers (PCFs); soft glass

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL; FINITE DIFFERENCE; NEMATIC LIQUIDS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS (PCFS); SOFT GLASS;

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GLASS; LIQUIDS; MODAL ANALYSIS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 84856253174     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2175436     Document Type: Article

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