Two different operation regimes of fiber laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation: Passive mode-locking and multiwavelength emission

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 979-981

  Zhang, Zu Xing ^a,b   Xu, Kun ^a   Wu, Jian ^a   Hong, Xiao Bing ^a   Lin, Jin Tong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Multiwavelength; Nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR); Passive mode locking

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL FILTERS; POLARIZATION;

NONLINEAR POLARIZATION ROTATION; PASSIVE MODE-LOCKING; PERIODIC FILTER;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 44849113502     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.923549     Document Type: Article

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