Synthesis of a single cycle of light with compact erbium-doped fibre technology

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-36

  Krauss, Günther ^a   Lohss, Sebastian ^a   Hanke, Tobias ^a   Sell, Alexander ^a   Eggert, Stefan ^a   Huber, Rupert ^a   Leitenstorfer, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIBRE TECHNOLOGY; MODE-LOCKED LASER; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS; OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEFORM; PULSE DURATIONS; SPECTRAL BANDWIDTH; ULTRAFAST SCIENCE;

ERBIUM;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 73549106103     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.258     Document Type: Article

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