Role of aluminum in ytterbium-erbium codoped phosphoaluminosilicate optical fibers

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-393

  Vienne, G G ^a   Brocklesby, W S ^a   Brown, R S ^a   Chen, Z J ^a   Minelly, J D ^a   Roman, J E ^a   Payne, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030269240     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.1996.0044     Document Type: Article

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