Enhanced soliton self-frequency shift and CW supercontinuum generation in GeO2-doped core photonic crystal fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1152-1160

  Barviau, B ^a   Vanvincq, O ^a   Mussot, A ^a   Quiquempois, Y ^a   Melin G ^b   Kudlinski, A ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Draka Comteq France SAS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBERS; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; GERMANIUM; GERMANIUM OXIDES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SILICA; SOLITONS;

DESIGN RULES; DISPERSIVE PROPERTIES; KERR NONLINEARITY; NONLINEAR COEFFICIENT; NONLINEAR PROPERTIES; PURE SILICA; RAMAN GAIN; SOLITON SELF-FREQUENCY SHIFT; STRONG ENHANCEMENT; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATIONS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 79959216643     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001152     Document Type: Article

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