Distribution of spontaneous emission from an Er3+-doped photonic crystal fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2138-2141

  Cregan, R F ^a   Knight, J C ^a   Russell, P St J ^a   Roberts, P J ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0033337134     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.803004     Document Type: Article

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