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Effect of third-order dispersion on passive mode locking

H A Haus, J D Moores, L E Nelson

    Optics Letters
    |October 3, 2009
    PubMed
    Summary

    Third-order dispersion broadens mode-locked pulses by introducing chirp. Simulations reveal a resonant sideband that reduces gain, but reducing filter bandwidth can suppress this and narrow the pulse.

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