Stretched-pulse generation and propagation

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E81-C, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 180-187

  Jones, David J ^a   Haus, Hermann A ^a   Nelson, Lynn E ^a   Ippen, Erich P ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion allocated solitons; Long distance transmission systems; Ultraslwrt pulse fiber lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SOLITONS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

LONG DISTANCE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0031998629     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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