Theory and Simulation of Passive Modelocking Dynamics Using a Long-Period Fiber Grating

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1572-1578

  Intrachat, Karen ^a   Kutz, J Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Long period fiber gratings; Mode locked lasers; Solitons

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SOLITONS;

LONG-PERIOD FIBER GRATINGS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0346685868     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.819529     Document Type: Article

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