Characterization of nonlinear saturation and mode-locking potential of ionically-doped colored glass filter for short-pulse fiber lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 12562-12569

  Zhang, M ^a   Kelleher, E J R ^a   Popov, S V ^a   Taylor, J R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; GLASS; GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

BROADBAND OPERATION; COLORED GLASS-FILTERS; NONLINEAR SATURATION; PULSE DURATIONS; ROBUST MATERIALS; SATURABLE ABSORPTION; YTTERBIUM-DOPED; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE;

FIBER LASERS;

GLASS; ION;

CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; DEVICES; FIBER OPTICS; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

COLORIMETRY; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; GLASS; IONS; LASERS; LENSES; MATERIALS TESTING; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84878554355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.012562     Document Type: Article

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