30-THz span optical frequency comb generation by self-phase modulation in an optical fiber

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-60

  Imai, K ^b,c   Kourogi, M ^b   Ohtsu, M ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrooptic modulation; Optical frequency conversion; Optical propagation in nonlinear media; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RING LASERS;

ELECTROOPTIC MODULATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB GENERATION; OPTICAL PULSE COMPRESSION; OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0031647270     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.655007     Document Type: Article

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