Spectral control of optical gain in a rare earth-doped optical fiber using novel triple layered structures

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-304

  Oh, Kyungwhan ^a   Yoo, Seongwoo ^a   Ryu, Uh Chan ^a   Kim, Seungtaek ^a   Paek, Un Chul ^a   Soh, Daniel B S ^b   Sahu, Jayanta K ^b   Nilsson, Johan ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C band; Er; Evanescent wave; Fiber laser; Nd; Optical amplifier; Optical waveguide design; Rare earth doped fiber; Sm; Tm; U band; W type fiber

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EMISSION; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SAMARIUM; WAVE FILTERS;

C BAND; EVANESCENT WAVE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DESIGN; RARE EARTH DOPED FIBER; U BAND;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33748438662     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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