Secondary energy transfer and nonparticipatory Yb3+ ions in Er3+-Yb3+ high-power amplifier fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1740-1748

  Sefler, George A ^a   Mack, W Daniel ^a,b   Valley, George C ^a   Rose, Todd S ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POSITIVE IONS; PUMPING (LASER);

COOPERATIVE ENERGY TRANSFER; HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER FIBER; LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; SILICA FIBERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 10044234138     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001740     Document Type: Article

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