Experimental investigation of the nonlinear optical loop mirror with twisted fiber and birefringence bias

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 10760-10776

  Ibarra Escamilla, B ^a   Kuzin, E A ^a   Zaca Moran P ^a   Grajales Coutino R ^a   Mendez Martinez, F ^a   Pottiez, O ^b   Rojas Laguna, R ^c   Haus, J W ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAPALOAPAN   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION; TUNING;

POLARIZATION ASYMMETRY; QUARTER-WAVE (QW) RETARDER PLATE; TRANSMISSIVITY;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 29244456727     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.010760     Document Type: Article

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