Generation of parabolic bound pulses from a Yb-fiber laser

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 251-259

  Ortac B ^a,b   Hideur, A ^a   Brunel, M ^a   Chedot C ^a   Limpert, J ^b   Tunnermann A ^b   Ilday, F O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARABOLIC PULSES; PHASE RELATION; POLARIZATION CONTROLLERS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 33745477978     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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