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Control of the square pulse properties in figure-of-eight microstructured fiber laser

Journal article describing control of square pulse properties in a figure-of-eight microstructured fiber laser. Publisher listed as SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng.

Optical fiber in protective coating that transports a laser beam. In this case, an invisible infrared beam. The red light belongs to the red Helium-neon (HeNe) laser beam for alignment purposes. Photo: Per Henning/NTNU
Illustrative image: Optical fiber in protective coating that transports a laser beam. In this case, an invisible infrared beam. The red light belongs to the red Helium-neon (HeNe) laser beam for alignment purposes. Photo: Per Henning/NTNU — NTNU, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
7/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The work pertains to fiber-laser pulse control, which is relevant to photonics research and development.

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