High performance single frequency fiber grating-based erbium: Ytterbium-codoped fiber lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 114-118

  Loh, W H ^a,b   Samson, B N ^b   Dong, L ^b   Cowle, G J ^b   Hsu, K ^c  

^a QPS Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MICRON OPTICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback lasers; Erbium devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber lasers

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ERBIUM; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; YTTERBIUM;

ERBIUM DEVICES; OPTICAL LINEWIDTH; RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0031647571     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.654992     Document Type: Article

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