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International Journal of Optics
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 374581, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/374581
Research Article

Nonlinear Phenomena of Ultra-Wide-Band Radiation in a Photonic Crystal Fibre

Rim Cherif and Mourad Zghal

Cirta'Com laboratory, Engineering School of Communication of Tunis (Sup'Com), University of Carthage, Ghazala Technopark, Ariana 2083, Tunisia

Received 22 May 2011; Revised 2 September 2011; Accepted 7 September 2011

Academic Editor: Wojtek J. Bock

Copyright © 2011 Rim Cherif and Mourad Zghal. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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