Silica-clad neodymium-doped lanthanum phosphate fibers and fiber lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 574-576

  Martin, Richard A ^a   Knight, Jonathan C ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; Neodymium; Phosphate glass; Soft glass

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); GLASS FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; PHOSPHATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICA; TEMPERATURE;

NEODYMIUN-DOPED PHOSPHATE GLASS FIBER; PHOSPHATE GLASS; SOFT GLASS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 32044466937     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.863999     Document Type: Article

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