Cylindrical Bragg fibers: A design and feasibility study for optical communications
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Vol. 1 (4) , 588-590
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jlt.1983.1072171
Abstract
The possible use of Bragg fibers for long-distance low-loss optical communications is investigated, structures calculated, and their limitations established. It is found that the original design of Bragg fibers offers no possibility of low-loss propagation.Keywords
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