Method for pulse transformations using dispersion varying optical fibre tapers

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 24060-24069

  Broderick, N G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS;

DISPERSION PROFILE; HIGH-QUALITY PULSE; NONLINEAR PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBRE; OPTICAL PULSE; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PULSE TRANSFORMATION;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

EID: 78149417756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.024060     Document Type: Article

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