Model for high-gain fiber laser arrays

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 767-773

  Rogers, Jeffrey L ^a   Peleš, Slaven ^b   Wiesenfeld, Kurt ^b  

^a Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherence; Coupled lasers; Laser array; Optical fibers; Self organization; Synchronizations; Two way coupling

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ARRAYS; COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PUMPING (LASER);

COUPLED LASERS; HIGH GAIN FIBER LASER; LASER ARRAY; TWO-WAY COUPLING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 20544451075     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.847545     Document Type: Article

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