Multimode laser emission from dye doped polymer optical fiber

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 33, 2007, Pages 8089-8094

  Sheeba, Mavila ^a   Thomas, Kannampuzha J ^a   Rajesh, Mandamparambil ^b   Nampoori, Vadakkedathu P N ^a   Vallabhan, Chakkalakkal P G ^a   Radhakrishnan, Padmanabhan ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); DYES; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASER PULSES; MIXTURES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

DYE DOPED POLYMER OPTICAL FIBERS; FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS; MULTIMODE LASER EMISSION; PULSED LASER BEAMS;

MULTIMODE FIBERS;

EID: 38849104378     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.008089     Document Type: Article

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