Interpulse period doubling in a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1597-1600

  Wu, Hsiao Hua ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; LASER MODE LOCKING; PHOTODIODES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INTERPULSE PERIOD DOUBLING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0035619751     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001597     Document Type: Article

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