SELF-STARTING PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED FIBER RING LASER EXPLOITING NONLINEAR POLARIZATION SWITCHING

被引:109
作者
MATSAS, VJ
NEWSON, TP
ZERVAS, MN
机构
[1] Optoelectronics Research Centre, Southampton University, Southampton
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10.1016/0030-4018(92)90219-H
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Nonlinear birefringence effects in an all-fibre ring laser cavity have been exploited to produce self-starting passive mode-locking with pulse durations lying in the nanosecond region.
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