Optimization of strongly pumped fiber lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 891-897

  Kelson, Ido ^a   Hardy, Amos ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING (LASER);

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR LASER; PUMP POWER; RATE EQUATION MODEL;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0032676109     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.762908     Document Type: Article

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