Large Refractive Index and Interparticle-Interaction-Induced Nonlinear Modulation in Densely Doped Composite Materials

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1380-1389

  Xue, Y L ^a   Smith, G B ^a   Baker, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Optical; Optical bistability; Optical materials; Optical propagation in nonlinear media; Optical strip waveguides; Optical switches; Organic dyes; Propagation in inhomogeneous media; Rare earth compounds

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

INTERPARTICLE COLLECTIVE EFFECTS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0032141528     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.704325     Document Type: Article

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