Grating-free Raman laser using highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 16035-16043

  Randoux, S ^a   Joly, N Y ^a   Melin G ^b   Fleureau, A ^b   Galkovsky, L ^b   Lempereur, S ^b   Suret, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

^b Draka Comteq France SAS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PHOTONICS; RAMAN SCATTERING;

OPTICAL POWERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; REFLECTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; STATIONARY EVOLUTIONS;

LASERS;

EID: 36749074944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.016035     Document Type: Article

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