Photonic crystal formation on optical nanofibers using femtosecond laser ablation technique

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2480-2490

  Nayak, K P ^a   Hakuta, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; NANOFIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

1-D PHOTONIC CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL FORMATION; CYLINDRICAL LENS; FEMTOSECOND LASER ABLATION TECHNIQUES; SUBWAVELENGTH-DIAMETER; TAPERED OPTICAL FIBERS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIBER OPTICS; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; PHOTON; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LASERS; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874091922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.002480     Document Type: Article

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