Nondestructive position-resolved measurement of the zero-dispersion wavelength in an optical fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 135-143

  Eiselt, M ^a   Jopson, R M ^b   Stolen, R H ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FOUR WAVE MIXING; POSITION MEASUREMENT;

NONDESTRUCTIVE POSITION RESOLVED MEASUREMENT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ACCURACY; ZERO DISPERSION WAVELENGTH;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0030781744     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.552121     Document Type: Article

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