Single-longitudinal-mode tunable WDM-channel-selectable fiber laser

Optics Express

Volumn 10, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 1503-1507

  Libatique, Nathaniel J C ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Jain, Ravi K ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BRAGG GRATING; CHANNEL PINNING; RING CAVITY; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIOS (SMSR);

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 3042593785     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.10.001503     Document Type: Article

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