Nonlinear Optical Properties of Chalcogenide Glass Fibers and Their Application to All-Optical Switching

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-148

  Asobe, Masaki ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

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EID: 0001728109     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.1997.0214     Document Type: Article

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