Electrostriction-free n2 measurement in single-mode optical fibers based on nonlinear-polarization evolution

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 390-394

  Subías, Jesús ^a   Pelayo, Javier ^a   Alonso, Rafael ^a   Villuendas, Francisco ^a   Heras, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Cables de Comunicaciones Zaragoza   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTROSTRICTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHASE MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

TELECOMMUNICATION FIBERS;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0141942354     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000390     Document Type: Article

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