Depolarized Er-doped superfluorescent fiber source with improved long-term polarization stability

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-27

  Falquier, D G ^a   Digonnet, M J F ^a   Shaw, H J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; GYROSCOPES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DEPOLARIZATION; FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPES; SUPERFLUORESCENT FIBER SOURCE (SFS);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0035081197     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.903209     Document Type: Article

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