Theoretical and experimental study of Bragg modulational instability in a dynamic fiber grating

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 782-791

  Pitois, Stéphane ^a   Haelterman, Marc ^a   Millot, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

CROSS-PHASE MODULATIONS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0141676511     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000782     Document Type: Conference Paper

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