Thermal effects in doped fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1013-1023

  Davis, M K ^a   Digonnet, M J F ^b   Pantell, R H ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Interferometry; Nonlinearities; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber lasers; Optical fiber switches; Optical pumping; Temperature; Thermal factors

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE PUMPING; THERMAL PHASE SHIFT;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0032097987     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.681458     Document Type: Article

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