Passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 694-696

  Zhang, Zuxing ^a   Sang, Minghuang ^a   Ye, Zhiqing ^a   Nie, Yiyou ^a  

^a JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; Nonlinear polarization rotation; Q switch

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION;

NONLINEAR POLARIZATION ROTATION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 39849096877     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23185     Document Type: Article

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