High-resolution distributed-gain measurements in erbium-doped fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 949-951

  Von Der Weid, J P ^a   Passy, R ^a   Huttner, B ^b   Guinard, O ^b   Gisin, N ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Frequency domain analysis; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber interference; Optical fiber measurements; Optical fiber measurements applications; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT REFLECTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; REFLECTOMETERS;

COHERENT OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY DETECTION TECHNIQUES; ERBIUM DOPED FIBERS; RAYLEIGH BACKSCATTERING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0032122970     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.681280     Document Type: Article

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