Multiwavelength Raman fiber lasers using Hi-Bi photonic crystal fiber loop mirrors combined with random cavities

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1482-1488

  Pinto, A M R ^a   Frazao O ^b   Santos, J L ^b   Lopez Amo M ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

fiber laser; Fiber optics; photonic crystal fibers; raman laser; random laser; Rayleigh scattering

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PARTS; CRYSTAL FIBER; FIBER LOOPS; HIGHLY BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; HYBRID CAVITY; LASER CAVITY; LOOP MIRROR; MULTIWAVELENGTH; RAMAN FIBER LASERS; RAMAN GAIN; RAMAN LASER; RANDOM LASERS; RAYLEIGH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STABLE OPERATION;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; LASER PULSES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SCATTERING;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 79955632754     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2134833     Document Type: Article

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