Effect of Gain-Dependent Phase Shift on Fiber Laser Synchronization

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 312-319

  Wiesenfeld, Kurt ^a   Peles, Slaven ^b   Rogers, Jeffrey L ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled oscillator systems; Dynamics; Laser arrays; Phase synchronization; Phase locked oscillators; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

COUPLED OSCILLATOR SYSTEMS; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFTS; DYNAMICAL PROCESS; FIBER LASER ARRAYS; GAIN MEDIAS; IN FIBERS; LASER ARRAYS; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; PHASE-LOCKED OSCILLATORS;

DYNAMICS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PHASE SHIFT; PUMPING (LASER); SYNCHRONIZATION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 64549090005     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2011491     Document Type: Article

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