Spatial distribution effects and laser efficiency in Er/Yb doped fibers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5350, Issue , 2004, Pages 222-233

  Kirchhof, Johannes ^a   Unger, Sonja ^a   Schwuchow, Anka ^a   Jetschke, Sylvia ^a   Knappe, Bruno ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Doped fiber; Fiber amplifier; Fiber laser; Fluorescence; Incorporation mechanism; Optical loss; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIBER LASERS; GLASS; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PHOSPHORUS; SILICA; X RAY ANALYSIS; YTTERBIUM;

DOPED FIBERS; INCORPORATION MECHANISM; OPTICAL LOSS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ERBIUM;

EID: 3543130113     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.527958     Document Type: Conference Paper

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