Small core Ge-As-Se microstructured optical fiber with single-mode propagation and low optical losses

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1359-1366

  Toupin, Perrine ^a   Brilland, Laurent ^b   Trolès, Johann ^a   Adam, Jean Luc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES CHIMIQUES DE RENNES   (France)

^b Perfos   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE DIAMETERS; HIGH STABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; SINGLE MODE; SINGLE MODE PROPAGATION; SINGLE-STEP PROCESS;

GERMANIUM; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL LOSSES;

EID: 84870378785     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.2.001359     Document Type: Article

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