Gain and saturation intensity of the green Ho: ZBLAN upconversion fiber amplifier and laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1500-1502

  Mejia, E B ^b   Senin, A A ^a,c   Talmadge, J M ^a,c   Eden, J G ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber amplifier; Fiber laser; Gain saturation; Optical amplifier; Saturation intensity; Visible laser

Indexed keywords

GAIN SATURATION; SATURATION INTENSITY; VISIBLE LASER;

GAIN MEASUREMENT; GLASS FIBERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; PUMPING (LASER);

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0036852846     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.803338     Document Type: Article

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