Thulium-doped ZBLAN blue upconversion fiber laser: Theory

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 709-717

  Duclos, Franck ^a   Urquhart, Paul ^b  

^a INSA   (France)

^b MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiber amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Upconversion lasers; Visible lasers

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASER THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; THULIUM;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; UPCONVERSION LASERS; VISIBLE LASERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0029292550     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.12.000709     Document Type: Article

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