Attenuation, absorption, and scattering in silver halide crystals and fibers in the mid-infrared

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Israeli, S ^a   Katzir, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; CUT-BACK METHOD; DEFORMED CRYSTALS; LASER CALORIMETRY; SILVER HALIDE CRYSTALS; SILVER HALIDE FIBERS;

CRYSTALS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; SCATTERING;

FIBERS;

EID: 84892422455     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4861407     Document Type: Article

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