Soliton self-frequency shift cancellation in photonic crystal fibers

Science

Volumn 301, Issue 5640, 2003, Pages 1705-1708

  Skryabin, D V ^a   Luan, F ^a   Knight, J C ^a   Russell, P St J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CERENKOV COUNTERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PHOTONS; RAMAN SCATTERING;

SELF-FREQUENCY;

SOLITONS;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

CRYSTAL; FIBER OPTICS;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DISPERSION; FIBER; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0141432005     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1088516     Document Type: Article

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