Extended single-mode photonic crystal fiber lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2715-2720

  Limpert, J ^a   Schmidt, O ^a   Rothhardt, J ^a   Roser F ^a   Schreiber, T ^a   Tunnermann A ^a   Ermeneux, S ^b   Yvernault, P ^b   Salin, F ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Parc Unitec 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMPLIFICATION; CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASER PULSES; PHOTONS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MODE-FIELD-AREA; ROBUST SINGLE-TRANSVERSE-MODE PROPAGATION; SINGLE-MODE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER LASERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 33645507778     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.002715     Document Type: Article

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