Dispersion-managed mode locking

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1999-2004

  Chen, Y ^a   Kartner F X ^a   Morgner, U ^a   Cho, S H ^a   Haus, H A ^a   Ippen, E P ^a   Fujimoto, J G ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

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EID: 0000099078     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001999     Document Type: Article

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