50-channel 100-GHz-spaced multiwavelength fiber lasers with single-frequency and single-polarization operation

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 1718-1720

  Kim, Youngjae ^a   Doucet, Serge ^a   LaRochelle, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multiwavelength fiber lasers; Optical sensors; Single frequency; Single polarization

Indexed keywords

LASERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; POLARIZATION; RING LASERS; SENSOR NETWORKS;

CHANNEL SPACINGS; EXTERNAL CAVITIES; FREQUENCY OPERATIONS; LASER LINES; LASER SOURCES; MULTIWAVELENGTH FIBER LASERS; SINGLE FREQUENCY; SINGLE POLARIZATION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 54049085010     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.2003423     Document Type: Article

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