Characterization and modeling of thulium:ZBLAN blue upconversion fiber lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1213-1218

  Paschotta, R ^a   Barber, P R ^a   Tropper, A C ^a   Hanna, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; Upconversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031525664     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001213     Document Type: Article

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