Investigation of the dynamic response of Erbium fiber lasers with potential application for sensors

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1786-1796

  Stewart, George ^a   Whitenett, Gillian ^b   Vijayraghavan, Karthik ^c   Sridaran, Suresh ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Erbium fiber lasers; Fiber amplifiers; Fiber laser sensors; Laser transients; Optical fiber sensors

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LASER RESONATORS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS;

FIBER LASER SENSORS; INTRACAVITY LASER ABSORPTION SENSORS; LASER TRANSIENTS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 34547101959     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.899192     Document Type: Article

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