DocumentCode
848589
Title
Observation of direct correlation between induced absorption and second harmonic generation in germanium-doped glass optical fibres
Author
Gallagher, M.D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Volume
28
Issue
13
fYear
1992
fDate
6/18/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1251
Lastpage
1252
Abstract
A direct correlation is reported between second harmonic generation (SHG) and the appearance of an induced absorption band in germanium-doped silica optical fibres. The correlation is drawn from two experiments comparing the SHG efficiency and the magnitude of the induced absorption.
Keywords
germanium; impurity and defect absorption spectra of inorganic solids; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; silicon compounds; visible spectra of inorganic solids; SHG; SiO 2:Ge fibre; experiments; glass; induced absorption; second harmonic generation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19920790
Filename
144366
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