Pulse compression using fiber gratings as highly dispersive nonlinear elements

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 715-721

  Lenz, G ^a   Eggleton, B J ^a   Litchinitser, N ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0032351271     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000715     Document Type: Article

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