Dual-wavelength mode-locked fiber laser with an intracavity silicon waveguide

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1184-1186

  Sang, Xinzhu ^a,b   Tien, En Kuang ^a   Yuksek, Nuh S ^a   Qian, Feng ^a   Song, Qi ^a   Boyraz, Ozdal ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical planar wavegudie; Raman effect; Silicon on insulator technology

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED PULSE; DUAL WAVELENGTHS; FREE-CARRIER ABSORPTIONS; IN LINES; INTRA CAVITIES; LASER CAVITIES; LOW THRESHOLDS; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUDIE; RAMAN AMPLIFICATIONS; RAMAN EFFECT; SHORT PULSE; SILICON WAVEGUIDES; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTIONS;

ABSORPTION; AMPLIFICATION; FIBER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LUMINESCENCE OF ORGANIC SOLIDS; MICROSENSORS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NONMETALS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; WAVEGUIDES;

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 50049117001     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.925493     Document Type: Article

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