Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers and optical fiber tapers: A novel light source

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2148-2155

  Wadsworth, William J ^a   Ortigosa Blanch, Arturo ^a   Knight, Jonathan C ^a   Birks, Tim A ^a   Man, T P Martin ^a   Russell, Phillip St J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

LIGHT SOURCE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0001215002     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002148     Document Type: Article

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