Polarization-demultiplexed two-color frequency conversion of femtosecond pulses in birefringent photonic-crystal fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 5947-5952

  Hu, Ming Lie ^a   Wang, Ching Yue ^a   Li, Yan Feng ^a   Chai, Lu ^a   Zheltikov, Aleksei M ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; DEMULTIPLEXING; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; PHOTONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ANTI-STOKE FREQUENCY CONVERSION; FIBER CORE; PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL FIBERS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 24044512343     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.005947     Document Type: Article

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