Trapping of soliton molecule in a graphene-based mode-locked ytterbium-doped fiber laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 2450-2453

  Zhao, Nian ^a   Luo, Zhi Chao ^a   Liu, Hao ^a   Liu, Meng ^a   Zheng, Xu Wu ^a   Liu, Lan ^a   Liao, Jun Hong ^a   Wang, Xu De ^a   Luo, Ai Ping ^a   Xu, Wen Cheng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; graphene; soliton molecule; trapping

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; GRAPHENE; MOLECULES; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SOLITONS; YTTERBIUM;

ALL NORMAL DISPERSIONS; GRAPHENE SATURABLE ABSORBERS; PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED; POLARIZATION COMPONENTS; SOLITON MOLECULES; TRAPPING; WAVELENGTH SEPARATION; YTTERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASERS;

MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS;

EID: 84913597841     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2014.2358496     Document Type: Article

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