Fiber-optic power limiter based on photothermal defocusing in an optical polymer

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2683-2688

  De Rosa, Michael E ^a   Logunov, Stephan L ^a  

^a Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS;

PHOTOTHERMAL DEFOCUSING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0042884367     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.002683     Document Type: Article

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