Regular, quasi-periodic, and chaotic behavior in continuous-wave solid-state Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2691-2695

  Kalashnikov, V L ^a   Poloyko, I G ^a   Mikhailov, V P ^a   Von Der Linde, D ^b  

^a BELARUSIAN NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0042647990     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002691     Document Type: Article

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