Steady State Model of All-Fiber Self-Organizing Laser Cavities and Numerical Simulation on Properties of Saturable Absorption Gratings

Xu Pan; Hu Zhengliang; Ma Xiangming; Jiang Nuan; Hu Yongming

doi:10.3788/aos201333.0414001

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