Nonlinear pulse propagation in long-period fiber gratings: Theory and experiment

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1232-1244

  Kutz, J Nathan ^a,b   Eggleton, Benjamin J ^c   Stark, Jason B ^c   Slusher, Richart E ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

All optical switching; Coupled mode analysis; Fiber gratings; Gratings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber theory; Optical gratings

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COUPLED MODE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR PULSE PROPAGATION;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0031247866     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.658602     Document Type: Article

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