Highly nonlinear GeS2-based chalcohalide glass for all-optical twin-core-fiber switching

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2361-2370

  Marchese, D ^a   De Sario, M ^a   Jha, A ^b   Kar, A K ^c   Smith, E C ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032349077     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.002361     Document Type: Article

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