Beat frequency trimming of dual-polarization fiber grating lasers for multiplexed sensor applications

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 218-223

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Tan, Yan Nan ^a   Guo, Tuan ^b   Guan, Bai Ou ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLEXING; POLARIZATION; TRIMMING;

ACTIVE FIBERS; BEAT FREQUENCY; CAVITY FIBERS; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; FIBER GRATING LASERS; FREQUENCY DIVISION; LASER CAVITY; MULTIPLEXED SENSORS; POLARIZATION AXIS; UV BEAMS;

FIBERS;

EID: 78651375259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.000218     Document Type: Article

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