Passively mode-locked fiber laser based on reduced graphene oxide on microfiber for ultra-wide-band doublet pulse generation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 984-989

  He, Xiaoying ^a   Liu, Zhi Bo ^a,b   Wang, Dongning ^a   Yang, Minwei ^a   Liao, C R ^a   Zhao, Xin ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; passive mode locking; reduced graphene oxide; ultra wide band doublet pulses

Indexed keywords

DOUBLET PULSE; EVANESCENT FIELDS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH TEMPERATURE HEATING; HIGH-CAPACITY; MICRO-FIBER; PAULI BLOCKING; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SATURABLE ABSORPTION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

GRAPHENE; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; PULSE GENERATORS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 84863274679     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2182499     Document Type: Article

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