Self-similar and stretched-pulse operation of erbium-doped fiber lasers with carbon nanotubes saturable absorber

2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kieu, K ^a   Wise, F W ^a  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRON OPTICS; ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS;

ALL FIBER; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER LASER; ERBIUM DOPED LASER; PULSE REGIMES; SELF-SIMILAR; STRETCHED-PULSE OPERATION;

SATURABLE ABSORBERS;

EID: 71049154925     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/cleo.2009.cml3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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