Self-stabilization of dense soliton trains in a passively mode-locked ring laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 977-982

  Arbel, D ^a   Orenstein, Meir ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FIBER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SOLITONS;

DENSE SOLITON TRAINS; INJECTION-LOCKED OSCILLATORS; PASSIVELY MODE LOCKED RING FIBER LASERS;

RING LASERS;

EID: 0032648982     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.766842     Document Type: Article

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