Graphene-based Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser with wide pulse-repetition-rate range

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-311

  Wei, Li ^a,b   Zhou, Da Peng ^a,c   Fan, Helen Y ^b   Liu, Wing Ki ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

graphene; Q switched erbium doped fiber laser (EDFL); wide pulse repetition rate range

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER LASER; ERBIUM FIBERS; LASER ACTION; LINEAR CAVITY; PULSE DURATIONS; PUMP THRESHOLD; Q-SWITCHED; Q-SWITCHED FIBER LASERS; REPETITION RATE; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SELF MODE LOCKING; SHORT CAVITY LASERS; WIDE PULSE-REPETITION-RATE RANGE;

ERBIUM; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; GRAPHENE; LASER MODE LOCKING; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; Q SWITCHING;

PULSE REPETITION RATE;

EID: 84863011011     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2178821     Document Type: Article

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