Maximum soliton-train duty cycle in harmonically mode-locked fiber lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 1732-1740

  Romagnoli, M ^a   Midrio, M ^b   Franco, P ^b   Fontana, F ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Pirelli Labs SpA   (Italy)

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EID: 21844499945     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.12.001732     Document Type: Article

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