Erbium-Doped Glasses for Fiber Amplifiers at 1500 nm

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 234-250

  Miniscalco, William J ^a  

^a VERIZON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM AND ALLOYS; GLASS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

LIGHT;

EID: 0026104978     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.65882     Document Type: Article

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