New approach to image amplification based on an optically-pumped multi-core optical fiber

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6289, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chavez Pirson, Arturo ^a   Hwang, Bor Chyuan ^a   Nguyen, Dan ^a   Luo, Tao ^a   Jiang, Shibin ^a  

^a NP PHOTONICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optic amplifier; Fiber optic imaging; Image amplifier; Image intensifier; Laser tracking and pointing; Optical amplifier arrays; Optical image processing; Optical power amplifier; Ytterbium doped amplifier

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; DOPING (ADDITIVES); IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; YTTERBIUM;

FIBER OPTIC AMPLIFIERS; FIBER OPTIC IMAGING; LASER TRACKING AND POINTING; OPTICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL POWER AMPLIFIERS;

IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (ELECTRON TUBE);

EID: 33750461285     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.683057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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