Higher order chirp compensation of femtosecond mode-locked semiconductor lasers using optical fibers with different group-velocity dispersions

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 480-485

  Arahira, Shin ^a   Kutsuzawa, Satoko ^a   Matsui, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Ogawa, Yoh ^a  

^a OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

HIGHER ORDER CHIRP COMPENSATION; PULSE COMPRESSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030230559     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.571747     Document Type: Article

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