Gallium lanthanum sulphide fibers for infrared transmission

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-250

  West, Yvonne D ^a   Schweizer, Thorsten ^a   Brady, Dominic J ^a   Hewak, Daniel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplifier; Chalcogenide; Glass; Infrared; Laser; Optical fiber; Power delivery

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; INFRARED TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; QUENCHING; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

GALLIUM LANTHANUM SULFIDE FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0033657480     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030050058802     Document Type: Article

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