Repetition-frequency multiplication of mode-locked pulses using fiber dispersion

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 405-410

  Arahira, Shin ^a,b   Kutsuzawa, Satoko ^a,c   Matsui, Yasuhiro ^a,b,d   Kunimatsu, Daisuke ^a,e   Ogawa, Yoh ^a,f  

^a OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mode locked lasers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical propagation in dispersive media; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION (GVD); REPETITION FREQUENCY MULTIPLICATION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0032025541     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.661368     Document Type: Review

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