Gain saturation measurements of ytterbium-doped Sr5(PO4)3F

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 982-985

  Bayramian, Andy J ^a   Bibeau, Camille ^a   Schaffers, Kathleen I ^a   Marshall, Christopher D ^a   Payne, Steve A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0000801570     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.000982     Document Type: Article

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