Nonlinear phase changes at 1310 nm and 1545 nm observed far from resonance in diode pumped ytterbium doped fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 408-410

  Arkwright, J W ^a   Elango, P ^b   Whitbread, T W ^b   Atkins, G R ^c  

^a Siemens (Victoria) Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODE PUMPED YTTERBIUM DOPED FIBER; NONLINEAR PHASE CHANGES; RESONANT NONLINEARITIES; WAVELENGTHS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONANCE; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YTTERBIUM;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030109667     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.481133     Document Type: Article

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