Experimental demonstration of NOLM switching based on nonlinear polarisation rotation

Electronics Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 892-894

  Pottiez, O ^a,b   Kuzin, E A ^b   Ibarra Escamilla, B ^b   Camas Anzueto, J T ^b   Gutierrez Zainos F ^b  

^a FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSERTION LOSSES; INTERFEROMETERS; MIRRORS; PHASE SHIFT; ROTATION; SWITCHING;

NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR (NOLM); NONLINEAR POLARIZATION; PULSE COMPRESSION; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 3142715869     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20045137     Document Type: Article

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