Quantum-efficiency measurements in oxygen-containing gallium lanthanum sulphide glasses and fibers doped with Pr3+

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 443-445

  Hector, J R ^b   Hewak, D W ^a,b   Wang, J ^b   Moore, R C ^b   Brocklesby, W S ^b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalcogenide glasses; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber materials; Optical materials devices; Rare earthdoped glasses

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON EMISSION; OPTICAL GLASS; OXIDES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASSES; GALLIUM LANTHANUM SULPHIDE;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0031120129     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.559382     Document Type: Article

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