Spatial mode structure of the distributed feedback fiber laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 884-892

  Foster, Scott ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LASER MODES; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

BLOCH WAVE SOLUTIONS; BRAGG FREQUENCY; COUPLED MODE EQUATIONS; LASER DYNAMICS; OPTICAL HOLE BURNING; SPATIAL HOLE BURNING; SPATIAL MODE STRUCTURE;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 3142657343     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.830200     Document Type: Article

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