Stretched-Pulse Additive Pulse Mode-Locking in Fiber Ring Lasers: Theory and Experiment

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 591-598

  Haus, H A ^a   Tamura, K ^a   Nelson, L E ^a   Ippen, E P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FIBER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; LASER THEORY; PHASE SHIFT;

FIBER RING LASERS; GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION; STRETCHED PULSE ADDITIVE PULSE MODE LOCKING;

RING LASERS;

EID: 0029273976     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.364417     Document Type: Article

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