Low-distortion and high-output optical power amplifier for analog transmission employing hybrid erbium-doped fiber configuration

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-200

  Shigematsu, Masayuki ^a   Onishi, Masashi ^a   Kashiwada, Tomonori ^a   Go, Hisao ^a   Kakui, Motoki ^a   Nishimura, Masayuki ^a  

^a SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

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EID: 0030119999     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.1996.0023     Document Type: Article

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