Optical spectral broadening and supercontinuum generation in telecom applications

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-147

  Smirnov, S V ^a   Ania Castanon, J D ^b   Ellingham, T J ^b   Kobtsev, S M ^a   Kukarin, S ^a   Turitsyn, S K ^b  

^a NOVOSIBIRSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual core tapered fiber; Nonlinear spectral broadening; Raman amplification; Supercontinuum generation

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RAMAN SCATTERING;

DUAL-CORE TAPERED FIBER; NONLINEAR SPECTRAL BROADENING; RAMAN AMPLIFICATION; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644976718     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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