Large Raman gain and nonlinear phase shifts in high-purity As 2Se3 chalcogenide fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1146-1155

  Slusher, Richart E ^a   Lenz, Gadi ^a,b   Hodelin, Juan ^a,c   Sanghera, Jasbinder ^d   Shaw, L Brandon ^d   Aggarwal, Ishwar D ^d  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Kodeos Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHASE SHIFT; RAMAN SCATTERING;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASSES; KERR OPTICAL NONLINEARITITES; RAMAN GAIN;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 10044268633     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001146     Document Type: Article

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