Low loss microstructured chalcogenide fibers for large non linear effects at 1995 nm

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 26647-26654

  Troles, J ^a   Coulombier, Q ^a   Canat, G ^b   Duhant, M ^b   Renard, W ^b   Toupin, P ^a   Calvez, L ^a   Renversez, G ^c   Smektala, F ^d   El Amraoui, M ^d   Adam, J L ^a   Chartier, T ^e   Mechin, D ^f   L Brilland, ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^f Perfos   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

CASTING METHOD; CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; LOW LOSS; MICROSTRUCTURED; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; MODE CONTROL; NON-LINEARITY; NONLINEAR EFFECT; NONLINEAR INDEX;

FIBERS;

CHALCOGEN; GLASS;

CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; REVIEW;

CHALCOGENS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; GLASS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 78650065343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.026647     Document Type: Article

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