Dispersion effects in an actively mode-locked inhomogeneously broadened laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1317-1324

  Lu, Wei ^b,c   Yan, Li ^a,b   Menyuk, Curtis R ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^c PhotonEx Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Inhomogenously broadened lasers; Mode locked lasers; Nd:glass laser; Soliton

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LASER RESONATORS; PHASE MODULATION; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SOLITONS;

MODE-LOCKED LASERS;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 0036795571     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.802985     Document Type: Article

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