Quasi-phase matching in an optical fiber with periodic birefringence

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1816-1822

  Murdoch, S G ^a   Leonhardt, R ^a   Harvey, J D ^a   Kennedy, T A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY; PERIODIC BIREFRINGENCE; POLARIZATION PRESERVING OPTICAL FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0031192199     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001816     Document Type: Article

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