Multiple-beam propagation in an Anderson localized optical fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 305-313

  Karbasi, Salman ^a   Koch, Karl W ^b   Mafi, Arash ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b Optical Physics and Networks Technology Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROS;

ANDERSONS; BEAM POSITIONS; FIBER BEND; LOCALIZED BEAMS; MULTIPLE BEAM; MULTIPLE CHANNELS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 84872722410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.000305     Document Type: Article

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