Microstructured gradient-index antireflective coating fabricated on a fiber tip with direct Laser Writing

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 12545-12550

  Kowalczyk, Maciej ^a   Haberko, Jakub ^b   Wasylczyk, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; CENTRAL WAVELENGTH; DIRECT LASER WRITING; FABRICATION PROCESS; FRESNEL REFLECTIONS; GRADIENT INDEXES; QUARTER-WAVELENGTH; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

FABRICATION;

EID: 84901250313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.012545     Document Type: Article

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