Improved gain performance of high concentration Er3+ - Yb3+-codoped phosphate fiber amplifier

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 704-708

  Jiang, Chun ^a   Hu, Weisheng ^a   Zeng, Qingji ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Erbium; Gain per unit length; Phosphate glass fiber amplifier; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; YTTERBIUM;

GAIN PER UNIT LENGTH; PHOSPHATE GLASS FIBER AMPLIFIER;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 19344370663     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.845355     Document Type: Article

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