Formation of reconfigurable singlemode channel waveguides in LiNbO3 using spatial solitons

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 286-287

  Couton, G ^a   Maillotte, H ^a   Giust, R ^a   Chauvet, M ^a  

^a FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM NIOBATE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLITONS; TITANIUM;

SINGLEMODE CHANNEL WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0037421783     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20030193     Document Type: Article

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