High-gain, polarization-preserving, Yb-doped fiber amplifier for low-duty-cycle pulse amplification

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 6798-6804

  Marciante, J R ^a   Zuegel, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASER PULSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

GAIN PEAK; LOW-DUTY CYCLE; LOW-DUTY-CYCLE PULSE AMPLIFICATION; SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33750168067     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.006798     Document Type: Article

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