A broadband, quasi‐continuous, mid‐infrared supercontinuum generated in a chalcogenide glass waveguide. Issue 5 (19th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Yi; Gai, Xin; Ma, Pan; Choi, Duk‐Yong; Yang, Zhiyong; Wang, Rongping; Debbarma, Sukanta; Madden, Stephen J.; Luther‐Davies, Barry
• Is Part Of: Laser & photonics reviews. Volume 8:Issue 5(2014:Sep.)
• Page Start: 792
• Page End: 798
• Publication Date: 2014-05-19
• Subjects: Lasers -- Periodicals; Photonics -- Periodicals; Lasers -- Périodiques; Photonique -- Périodiques; 621.36
• DOI: 10.1002/lpor.201400034
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1863-8880

Abstract

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