Strong optical bistability in a simple L-band tunable erbium-doped fiber ring laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 374-378

  Oh, Jung Mi ^a   Lee, Dongham ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erbium doped fiber amplifier; L band tunable erbium doped fiber ring laser; Optical bistability

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

CROSS GAIN SATURATION; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER RING LASER; TWO MODE OPERATION;

OPTICAL BISTABILITY;

EID: 1942521083     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.824699     Document Type: Article

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