OBSERVATION OF OPTICAL LIMITING AND BACKSCATTERING OF NANOSECOND LASER-PULSES IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL FIBERS

被引:20
作者
KHOO, IC
LI, H
LOPRESTI, PG
LIANG, Y
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[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, PA, 16802, University Park
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10.1364/OL.19.000530
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the recent observation of nonlinear-optical phenomena occurring in isotropic liquid-crystal-cored optical fibers, including passive all-optical self-limiting effects, stimulated backscattering, and phase conjugation. These processes occur at relatively low thresholds and short fiber lengths.
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