Nonlinear Optical Limiter and Digital Optical Switch by Cascaded Nonlinear Couplers: Analysis

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 292-297

  Wang, Youfa ^a  

^a SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupler; Optical fibers; Optical switching

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DEVICES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

DIGITAL OPTICAL SWITCHES; NONLINEAR COUPLERS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LIMITERS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0033078635     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.744239     Document Type: Article

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