Photonics Research, Volume. 3, Issue 5, 224(2015)

Theoretical investigation of core mode cut-off condition for tapered multicore fiber

Xuanfeng Zhou, Zilun Chen, Hang Zhou, and Jing Hou*
Author Affiliations
  • College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology,Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Feb. 6, 2015

    Accepted: May. 18, 2015

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2016

    The Author Email: Jing Hou (houjing25@sina.com)

    DOI:10.1364/prj.3.000224

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