Toward Single-Cycle Laser Systems

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 990-1001

  Schibli, Thomas R ^a   Kuzucu, Onur ^a   Kim, Jung Won ^a   Ippen, Erich P ^a   Fujimoto, James G ^a   Kaertner, Franz X ^a   Scheuer, Volker ^b   Angelow, Gregor ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Nanolayers Optische B GmBH ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Mode locked lasers; Synchronization; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DISPERSION (WAVES); LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER OPTICS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTIMIZATION; SYNCHRONIZATION; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

HOMODYNE TECHNIQUE; MODE-LOCKED LASERS; SINGLE-CYCLE LASER SYSTEM; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0346276778     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2003.819108     Document Type: Article

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