Easily tunable nonlinear optical loop mirror based on polarization asymmetry

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3878-3887

  Pottiez, O ^a,b   Kuzin, E A ^b   Ibarra Escamilla, B ^b   Camas Anzueto, J T ^b   Gutierrez Zainos F ^b  

^a FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHASE SHIFT;

FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES; NONLINEAR OPTICS, FIBERS; POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE DEVICES;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 4644224350     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003878     Document Type: Article

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