Phillips et al., 1990 - Google Patents
Actively mode-locked fiber lasersPhillips et al., 1990
- Document ID
- 1095646705305597529
- Author
- Phillips M
- Ferguson A
- Hanna D
- McCarthy M
- Suni P
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers
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We review recent investigation into the active mode-locking of rare earth doped silica, monomode fiber lasers. Dopants include Nd3+, Er3+ and Yb3+: Er3+ and mode-locking has been accomplished either by amplitude modulation or by phase modulation. Both bulk optic …
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