S-band optical amplification by an internally generated pump in thulium ytterbium codoped fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3902-3912

  Chang, Jun ^a   Wang, Qing Pu ^a   Zhang, Xingyu ^a   Liu, Zhejin ^a   Liu, Zhaojun ^a   Peng, Gang Ding ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; POSITIVE IONS; THULIUM; YTTERBIUM;

LASER CAVITY; OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION; OPTICAL GAIN; PUMP WAVELENGTHS;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 21244439917     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.003902     Document Type: Article

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