Nonlinear distributed-feedback structures as passive optical limiters

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1360-1365

  Brzozowski, Lukasz ^a   Sargent, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIMITERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL SENSORS;

OPTICAL LIMITERS; SENSOR PROTECTION;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0034374269     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001360     Document Type: Article

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