Synchronization of two strongly pulsating CO2 lasers

Optics Communications

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-259

  Barsella, A ^a   Lepers, C ^a   Dangoisse, D ^a   Glorieux, P ^a   Erneux, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); Q SWITCHING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

COUPLED LIMIT CYCLE OSCILLATORS; NONLINEAR COUPLING; NONLINEAR OSCILLATORS; SATURABLE ABSORBER;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

EID: 0032649550     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00237-0     Document Type: Article

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