Nonlinear pulse propagation in Bragg gratings

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2980-2993

  Eggleton, Benjamin J ^a,b,c   De Sterke, C Martijn ^a,b   Slusher, R E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b 101 National Innovation Centre   (Australia)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0006488203     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002980     Document Type: Article

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