Experimental evidence for strong UV transition contribution in the resonant nonlinearity of doped fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 299-303

  Digonnet, Michel J F ^a,b,c,d,e   Sadowski, R W ^a   Shaw, H J ^a   Pantell, R H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ecl Sup Phys Chim Ville de Paris ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^e MCM Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ERBIUM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONANCE; YTTERBIUM;

DOPED FIBERS; INDEX CHANGE; RESONANCE TRANSITIONS; RESONANT NONLINEARITY;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0031077535     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.554381     Document Type: Article

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