Novel fiber amplifier technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5246, Issue , 2003, Pages 216-223

  Yamada, M ^a   Aozasa, S ^a   Ono, H ^a   Mori, A ^a   Sakamoto, T ^a   Shikano, K ^a   Shimizu, M ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber Raman amplifier; Rare earth doped fiber amplifier; Tellurite fiber; Tm 3+ doped fluoride fiber

Indexed keywords

FIBER RAMAN AMPLIFIERS; TELLURITE FIBERS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 1642513793     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.513994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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