Fast optical switching in Sm3+-doped fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 230-232

  Wu, B ^a   Chu, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; FAST OPTICAL SWITCHING; RESONANT SWITCHING; SAMARIUM DOPED FIBERS; SWITCHING SPEED;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTODETECTORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SAMARIUM; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0030080791     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.484250     Document Type: Article

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