Nonlinear switching using long-period gratings in As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1393-1401

  Nguyen, Hong C ^a   Yeom, Dong Il ^a,b   Mägi, Eric C ^a   Kuhlmey, Boris T ^a   de Sterke, C Martijn ^a   Eggleton, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGENIDES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALL-OPTICAL REGENERATOR; ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; CHALCOGENIDE FIBERS; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; NONLINEAR PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR SWITCHING; PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED LASERS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 55049105190     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001393     Document Type: Article

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