Nonlinear optical glasses for ultrafast optical switches

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1987, Pages 2089-2094

  Friberg, Stephen R ^a   Smith, Peter W ^a  

^a TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT - NONLINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL DEVICES - SWITCHING; OPTICAL MATERIALS - GLASS; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL - MATERIALS;

DEGENERATE FOUR-WAVE-MIXING; NONLINEAR OPTICAL GLASSES; NONLINEAR WAVEGUIDE SWITCHES; RUTILE; ULTRAFAST OPTICAL SWITCHES;

GLASS;

EID: 0023670516     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1987.1073278     Document Type: Article

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