Optically controlled delay lines by pulse self-trapping in parametric waveguides with distributed feedback

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 931-943

  De Sario, Michele ^a   Conti, Claudio ^a   Assanto, Gaetano ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SOLITONS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK; NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION; OPTICALLY CONTROLLED DELAY LINES; PULSE SELF TRAPPING;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0034248667     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.853546     Document Type: Article

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