Observation of energy-distribution-dependent homogeneous upconversion in erbium-doped silica glass fibres

Electronics Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1189-1191

  Bremberg, D ^a   Helmfrid, S ^a   Jaskorzynska, B ^a   Swillo, M ^a   Philipsen, J L ^b   Palsdottir B ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; GLASS FIBERS; IONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SILICA; STIMULATED EMISSION;

ERBIUM DOPED SILICA GLASS FIBRES; EXCITATION ENERGY; HOMOGENEOUS UPCONVERSION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0032680157     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19990809     Document Type: Article

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