Nondestructive method for measuring the degree of cluster-induced quenching in Er3+-doped waveguides and fibers

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 27, 1998, Pages 6362-6365

  Ye, Chen Chun ^a,b   Jaskorzynska, Bozena ^a   Helmfrid, Sten ^a   Fonjallaz, Pierre Yves ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 14544269706     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.006362     Document Type: Article

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