Spectral filtering for high-energy mode-locking in normal dispersion fiber lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1763-1770

  Bale, Brandon G ^a   Kutz, J Nathan ^a   Chong, Andy ^b   Renninger, William H ^b   Wise, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FIBER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER RESONATORS; LASER THEORY; LOCKS (FASTENERS);

ALL NORMAL DISPERSIONS; CAVITY PERFORMANCE; HIGH ENERGY MODES; HIGH ENERGY PULSE; NORMAL DISPERSION; SPECTRAL FILTERING; SPECTRAL FILTERS; VARIATIONAL MODELING;

HIGH ENERGY LASERS;

EID: 59949083803     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001763     Document Type: Article

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