Theory and simulation of passive multifrequency mode-locking with waveguide arrays

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 976-983

  Bale, Brandon G ^a   Faraům, Edward ^b   Kutz, J Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mode locked lasers; Solitons; Waveguide arrays

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS DISPERSION; AVERAGED MODELS; BOUND-STATES; EXACT SOLUTION; FREQUENCY FILTERING; FREQUENCY FILTERS; GROUP VELOCITIES; LASER CAVITY; MODE-LOCKED; MODE-LOCKED LASER; MODE-LOCKED LASERS; MODELOCKING; MULTI FREQUENCY; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; PHOTONIC APPLICATION; STABILITY PROPERTIES; STABLE MODES; WAVEGUIDE ARRAY;

LASERS; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; SOLITONS; STABILITY; WAVEGUIDES;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 60049097681     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2008.2001302     Document Type: Article

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