Wavelength translation across 210 nm in the visible using vector bragg scattering in a birefringent photonic crystal fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-111

  McGuinness, H J ^a   Raymer, M G ^a   McKinstrie, C J ^b   Radic, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Band translation; four photon mixing; parametric process

Indexed keywords

BAND TRANSLATION; BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; BRAGG SCATTERING; CO-POLARIZED; FOUR PHOTON MIXING; FOUR-WAVE-MIXING PROCESS; NEAR INFRARED; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; ORTHOGONAL AXES; PARAMETRIC PROCESS; WIDE-BAND;

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FOUR WAVE MIXING; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONS;

MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES;

EID: 78650991751     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2091950     Document Type: Article

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