Nonlinear disordered media for broad-band optical limiting

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1237-1242

  Brzozowski, Lukasz ^a   Sargent, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CYCLOSTATIONARY MEDIA; NONLINEAR DISORDERED MEDIA; OPTICAL LIMITING; OPTICAL LOGIC;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0034314228     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.890262     Document Type: Article

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