Parametric processes in microstructured and highly nonlinear optical fibres

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 12-13, 2007, Pages 1103-1114

  Harvey, John D ^a   Murdoch, Stuart G ^a   Coen, Stephane ^a   Leonhardt, Rainer ^a   Mechin, David ^a   Wong, Gordon K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bragg scattering; Microstructured fibre; Optical parametric amplification; Photonic crystal fibre

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BRAGG CELLS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; SCATTERING;

BRAGG SCATTERING; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 43549101706     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-007-9179-0     Document Type: Article

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