Experiment and theoretical explanation of optical bistability in a single erbium-doped fiber ring laser

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 3673-3679

  Jiafeng, Shao ^a   Shule, Li ^a   Qishun, Shen ^a   Zhijing, Wu ^a   Zhuangqi, Cao ^a   Jianghua, Gu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL PUMPING; SUPERRADIANCE;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER (EDF); FIBER RING LASERS; PUMP LIGHTS;

RING LASERS;

EID: 34147161146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.003673     Document Type: Article

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