High nonlinear photonic crystal fiber and its supercontinuum spectrum

Wei CHEN; Jinyan LI; Shiyu LI; Zuowen JIANG; Haiqing LI; Jinggang PENG

doi:10.1007/s12200-008-0004-6

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