Heat flow modeling and visualization of catastrophic self-propagating damage in single-mode optical fibers at low powers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2966, Issue , 1997, Pages 586-591

  Kashyap, Raman ^a   Sayles, Andre H ^a   Cornwell, G F ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; LASER DAMAGE; OPTICAL FIBERS;

ABSORPTION CHANGES; HEAT FLOWS; LOW POWERS; OPTICAL POWERS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 9944264951     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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