Pulses on Demand in Fibre and Hybrid Lasers

PETKOVŠEK, Rok ;AGREŽ, Vid ;PETELIN, Jaka ;ČERNE, Luka ;BÜNTING, Udo ;PODOBNIK, Boštjan .
Pulses on Demand in Fibre and Hybrid Lasers. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 65, n.11-12, p. 680-689, november 2019. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/pulses-on-demand-in-fiber-and-hybrid-lasers/>. Date accessed: 25 jan. 2026. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2019.6352.

Petkovšek, R., Agrež, V., Petelin, J., Černe, L., Bünting, U., & Podobnik, B.
(2019).
Pulses on Demand in Fibre and Hybrid Lasers.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 65(11-12), 680-689.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2019.6352

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Petkovšek, R.,Agrež, V.,Petelin, J.,Černe, L.,Bünting, U.,Podobnik, B.
2019 November 65. Pulses on Demand in Fibre and Hybrid Lasers. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 65:11-12

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Petkovšek, Rok, Vid  Agrež, Jaka  Petelin, Luka  Černe, Udo  Bünting, & Boštjan  Podobnik.
"Pulses on Demand in Fibre and Hybrid Lasers." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 65.11-12 (2019): 680-689. Web.  25 Jan. 2026

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Petkovšek, Rok, Agrež, Vid, Petelin, Jaka, Černe, Luka, Bünting, Udo, AND Podobnik, Boštjan.
"Pulses on Demand in Fibre and Hybrid Lasers" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 65 Number 11-12 (19 November 2019)