Nonlinear-absorbing fiber array for large-dynamic-range optical limiting application against intense short laser pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1234-1240

  Khoo, Iam Choon ^a   Diaz, Andres ^a   Ding, Jianwu ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

EXCITED STATE ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR FIBER ARRAY; OPTICAL LIMITING APPLICATION; REVERSE SATURABLE ABSORPTION; TWO PHOTON ABSORPTION;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 10044262092     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001234     Document Type: Article

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