High power C+L-band Erbium ASE source using optical circulator with double-pass and bi-directional pumping configuration

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 6135-6140

  Lin, Hermann ^a   Chang, Chia Hsiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMPLIFICATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); POLARIZATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

(060.2410) FIBERS; (140.4480)OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; FIBER OPTICS AMPLIFIERS AND OSCILLATORS; RESONANT LASING;

ERBIUM;

EID: 11244351686     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.006135     Document Type: Article

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