Fabrication and characterization of dye-doped polymer optical fiber as a light amplifier

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-112

  Rajesh, Mandamparambil ^a,b,c   Sheeba, Mavila ^a,b   Geetha, Karinjamanna ^a,b   Vallaban, Chakkalakkal P G ^a,c   Radhakrishnan, Padmanabhan ^a,b   Nampoori, Vadakkedathu P N ^a,b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b International School of Photonics   (India)

^c Center of Excellence in Lasers and Opto Electronic Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHTING; POLYMERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DYE CONCENTRATION; DYE-DOPED POLYMER; PUMP ENERGY; STRIPE ILLUMINATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33846881326     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.000106     Document Type: Article

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