Combined mutual pulse injection-seeding and active mode locking system for wavelength tunable optical short pulse generation

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 681-688

  Fang, Xiaohui ^a   Wang, D N ^a   Jin, W ^a   Ho, H L ^a   Tong, F W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FILTERS; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

LINEWIDTH; OPTICAL SHORT PULSES; PICOSECOND PHENOMENA; PULSE GENERATION;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 14744283798     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.000681     Document Type: Article

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