Topological insulator solution filled in photonic crystal fiber for passive mode-locked fiber laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 264-267

  Yan, Peiguang ^a   Lin, Rongyong ^a   Chen, Hao ^a   Zhang, Han ^a   Liu, Aijiang ^a   Yang, Haipeng ^a   Ruan, Shuangchen ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evanescent wave mode locking; Mode locked fiber laser; Topological insulator

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LOCKS (FASTENERS); NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; SATURABLE ABSORBERS;

EVANESCENT WAVE MODES; INTERACTION LENGTH; LOW INSERTION LOSS; MODULATION DEPTH; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; NON-SATURABLE LOSS; PASSIVE MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS;

MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS;

EID: 84921719284     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2014.2361915     Document Type: Article

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