Graphene based Q-switched tunable S-band fiber laser incorporating arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG)

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Muhammad, F D ^a   Zulkifli, M Z ^a   Ahmad, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs); depressed cladding erbium doped fiber laser (DC EDF); Graphene saturable absorber; high repetition rate; Q switching; S band; switchable laser

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; GRAPHENE; OPTICAL PUMPING; PULSE REPETITION RATE; Q SWITCHING; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER LASER; GRAPHENE SATURABLE ABSORBERS; HIGH REPETITION RATE; S-BAND; SWITCHABLE;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS;

EID: 84898941911     PISSN: 02188635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218863514500040     Document Type: Article

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