Spectral broadening of a partially coherent CW laser beam in single-mode optical fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2838-2843

  Mussot, A ^a   Lantz, E ^a   Maillotte, H ^a   Sylvestre, T ^a   Finot, C ^b   Pitois, S ^b  

^a FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SOLITONS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

INSTABILITIES AND CHAOS; PULSE PROPAGATION AND SOLITONS; SPECTRAL BROADENING; ULTRAFAST PROCESSES IN FIBERS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS;

EID: 4644310247     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.002838     Document Type: Article

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