Nonlinear mode-coupling for passive mode-locking: Application of waveguide arrays, dual-core fibers, and/or fiber arrays

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 8933-8950

  Proctor, Joshua ^a   Kutz, J Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; SOLITONS; WAVEGUIDES;

DUAL-CORE FIBERS; LASER CAVITY; MODE-COUPLING; WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 27544452420     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.008933     Document Type: Article

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