Efficient self-phase modulation in low loss, high index doped silica glass integrated waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1865-1870

  Duchesne, David ^a   Ferrera, Marcello ^a   Razzari, Luca ^a,b   Morandotti, Roberto ^a   Little, Brent E ^c   Chu, Sai T ^c   Moss, David J ^a,d  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c INFINERA CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOSSES; GLASS; MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SHIFT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SILICA; WAVEGUIDES;

ALL-OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; DOPED SILICAS; HIGH NONLINEARITY; INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES; LONG SPIRALS; NONLINEAR ABSORPTIONS; NONLINEAR LOSS; NONLINEAR PHASE SHIFT;

SELF PHASE MODULATION;

EID: 59749084890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.001865     Document Type: Article

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