Polarization-dependent output states of a fiber laser with nonlinear polarization rotation

Optical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Zhang, Zuxing ^a,b   Wu, Jian ^a   Xu, Kun ^a   Hong, Xiaobing ^a   Lin, Jintong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fiber laser; multiwavelength; nonlinear polarization rotation

Indexed keywords

GAIN MEDIUM; HOMOGENEOUS BROADENING; INTENSITY-DEPENDENT; MODE COMPETITION; MULTIWAVELENGTH; MULTIWAVELENGTH GENERATION; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR; NONLINEAR POLARIZATION ROTATION; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SATURABLE ABSORBERS;

FIBERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; NONLINEAR OPTICS; POLARIZATION; ROTATION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 68949191560     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2966134     Document Type: Article

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