Direct experimental observation of periodic intensity modulation along a straight hollow-core optical waveguide

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1025-1029

  Pfeifer, T ^a   Downer, M C ^a  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

HOLLOW-CORE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE; NONLINEAR-OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; PERIODIC INTENSITY MODULATION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 34250779996     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001025     Document Type: Article

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