Propagating modes in gain-guided optical fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1617-1628

  Siegman, A E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAIN CONTROL; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LOSS-GUIDED MODES;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0042932670     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.001617     Document Type: Article

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