Measurement and analysis of pump-dependent refractive index and dispersion effects in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1113-1121

  Fleming, Simon C ^a,b,c   Whitley, T J ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION EFFECTS; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; INCOHERENT LIGHT; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; WAVELENGTHS;

CALCULATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0030194158     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.517009     Document Type: Article

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