Optical feedback effects in Nd-doped fiber lasers with broadband spectra

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2016-2022

  Chartier, T ^a   Meziane, B ^a   Sanchez, F ^a   Stephan, G ^a   Francois P L ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

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EID: 0011300663     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.002016     Document Type: Article

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