Equal amplitude optical pulse generation at higher-order repetition frequency in fibre ring lasers using intra-cavity Fabry-Perot etalon and rational harmonic mode-locking

2001 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2001

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 41-44

  Gupta, K K ^a   Onodera, N ^b   Hyodo, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETALONS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; RING LASERS; TIMING JITTER;

FABRY-PEROT ETALONS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL FILTERING; OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION; OPTICAL PULSE TRAIN; RATIONAL HARMONIC MODE LOCKING; REPETITION FREQUENCY; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 84961655118     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWP.2002.981791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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