Enhanced Kerr nonlinearity in sub-wavelength diameter As2Se 3 chalcogenide fiber tapers

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 10324-10329

  Magi E C ^a   Fu, L B ^a   Nguyen, H C ^a   Lamont, M R E ^a   Yeom, D I ^a   Eggleton, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGENIDES; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHASE MODULATION;

CHALCOGENIDE FIBERS; STANDARD SILICA SINGLEMODE FIBERS; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34547748435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.010324     Document Type: Article

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