Storage of ultrashort optical pulses in a resonantly absorbing Bragg reflector

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3277-3283

  Xiao, W N ^a   Zhou, J Y ^a   Prineas, J P ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OSCILLATIONS; PULSE AMPLIFIERS; RESONANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLITONS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BRAGG REFLECTORS; GAP SOLITON; OPTICAL PULSES; PULSE PROPAGATION;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 2942701904     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.003277     Document Type: Article

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