Low-noise amplification of high-power pulses in multimode fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 650-652

  Hofer, M ^a   Fermann, M E ^a   Galvanauskas, A ^a   Harter, D ^a   Windeler, R S ^b  

^a IMRA AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBERS; SINGLE MODE AMPLIFIERS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0032682173     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.766773     Document Type: Article

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