Optimization of the soliton self-frequency shift in a tapered photonic crystal fiber

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2064-2071

  Judge, A C ^a   Bang, O ^b   Eggleton, B J ^a   Kuhlmey, B T ^a   Magi E C ^a   Pant, R ^a   De Sterke, Martijn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; DISPERSION (WAVES); FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SOLITONS;

DISPERSION ENGINEERING; DISPERSIVE WAVES; OPTIMAL LEVEL; SOLITON PROPAGATION; SOLITON SELF-FREQUENCY SHIFT; TAPER PROFILES; TAPERED PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; ZERO-DISPERSION WAVELENGTH;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 70450195413     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.002064     Document Type: Article

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