Time-domain ABCD matrix formalism for laser mode-locking and optical pulse transmission

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1075-1081

  Nakazawa, Masataka ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,k}   Kubota, Hirokazu ^b,e,g,h   Sahara, Akio ^a,b,f,i   Tamura, Kohichi ^b,d,j  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^f JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

^g OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

ⁱ KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

^k KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

ABCD matrix; Gauss beam propagation; Gaussian pulse propagation; Laser mode locknig; Optical pulse transmission

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS;

GAUSSIAN BEAM PROPAGATION; GAUSSIAN PARAXIAL APPROXIMATION; GAUSSIAN PULSE PROPAGATION; OPTICAL PULSE TRANSMISSION;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 0032121698     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.687847     Document Type: Article

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