Silica exposed-core microstructured optical fibers

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1538-1547

  Kostecki, Roman ^a   Ebendorff Heidepriem, Heike ^a   Davis, Claire ^b   McAdam, Grant ^b   Warren Smith, Stephen C ^a   Monro, Tanya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; FIBER LOSS; MICRO-STRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; REAL TIME ANALYSIS; SOFT GLASS; TRANSMISSION PROPERTY;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SILICA;

FIBERS;

EID: 84870352059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.2.001538     Document Type: Article

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