High output-power praseodymium-doped fiber amplifier single-pumped at 1030 nm: Analysis and results

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1112-1118

  Morin, Vincent ^b   Taufflieb, Edouard ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Photonetics SA   (France)

Author keywords

CATV systems; Optical fiber amplifiers; Praseodymium doping; Pump; Rare earth material devices

Indexed keywords

CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING;

PRASEODYMIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0031197715     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.649550     Document Type: Article

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