Observation of period-doubling bifurcations in a femtosecond fiber soliton laser with dispersion management cavity

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 4573-4578

  Zhao, L M ^a   Tang, D Y ^a   Lin, F ^a   Zhao, B ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; DISPERSION (WAVES); LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SOLITONS;

DISPERSION MANAGEMENT CAVITY; INSTABILITIES AND CHAOS; PULSE PROPAGATION AND SOLITONS; SOLITON PULSES;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 6344294943     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.004573     Document Type: Article

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