Characterization of efficient dual-wavelength (1050 + 800 nm) pumping scheme for thulium-doped fiber amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 200-202

  Gomes, A S L ^a   Carvalho, M T ^a   Sundheimer, M L ^a   Bastos Filho, C J A ^a   Martins Filho, J F ^a   Costa e Silva, M B ^b   Von Der Weid, J P ^b   Margulis, W ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c ACREO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluoride fiber; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR); Thulium doped fiber amplifier

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); REFLECTOMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THULIUM;

OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIER; OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0037322212     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.806847     Document Type: Article

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