Performance sensitivity to system parameters in multiwavelength super-continuum sources

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 709-716

  Zhao, Jian ^a   Chen, Lian Kuan ^a   Chan, Chun Kit ^a   Lin, Chinlon ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber lasers; Optical noise; Optical propagation in nonlinear media

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLITONS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL NOISE; OPTICAL PROPAGATION IN NONLINEAR MEDIA; SUPER CONTINUUM SOURCES;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 19344369797     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.845923     Document Type: Article

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