Numerical investigation of the impact of reflectors on spectral performance of Raman fibre laser

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 4469-4477

  Turitsyna, Elena G ^a   Turitsyn, Sergei K ^a   Mezentsev, Vladimir K ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY MODE MODEL; FIBRE BRAGG GRATING; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RAMAN FIBRE LASERS; SPECTRAL BROADENING; SPECTRAL PERFORMANCE; SPECTRAL RESPONSE;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 77749298092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.004469     Document Type: Article

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