Rational harmonic mode locking of an optically triggered fiber laser incorporating a nonlinear optical loop modulator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-18

  Tang, W W ^a   Shu, C ^a   Lee, K L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FILTERS;

FABRY-PEROT FILTERS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MODULATOR (NOLM); RATIONAL HARMONIC MODE LOCKING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0035079577     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.903206     Document Type: Article

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