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The fiber fuse--from a curious effect to a critical issue: a 25th year retrospective
1Fabulas and the Advanced Photonics Concepts Laboratory, Department of Physics Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit, Qc, Montreal H3T 1J4, Canada. raman.kashyap@polymtl.ca
Optics Express
|March 14, 2013
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A process leading to a stunningly beautiful and distinctive propagating plasma emission in optical fibers was discovered by the author 25 years ago. The genie that escaped its glass bottle leaves a trail of destruction. This paper traces the history and impact of the effect, which can threaten the security of all modern communication systems.
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