Dy-doped chlorides as gain media for 1.3 μm telecommunications amplifiers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 786-792

  Page, Ralph H ^a   Schaffers, Kathleen I ^a   Payne, Stephen A ^a   Krupke, William F ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysprosium materials devices; Lasers; Optical amplifiers; Optical materials; Solid lasers

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CRYSTALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

PUMP PROBE MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION AMPLIFIERS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0031145062     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.580816     Document Type: Article

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