Gamma-ray induced effects in Erbium-doped fiber optic amplifiers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3440, Issue , 1998, Pages 16-23

  Taylor, E W ^a   McKinney, S J ^a   Sanchez, A D ^a   Paxton, A H ^a   Craig, D M ^a   Winter, J E ^a   Ewart, R ^a   Miller, K ^b   O'Connor, T ^b   Kaliski, R ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplified spontaneous emission; Erbium doped fibers; Fiber optic amplifiers; Gamma rays; Space radiation environments

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ERBIUM; FIBER OPTICS; GAMMA RAYS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

FIBER OPTIC AMPLIFIERS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0002453486     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.326691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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