Design optimization of high power and low RIN lasers for efficient Raman co-pumping

OFC/NFOEC 2007 - Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Faralli, S ^a   Bolognini, G ^a   Di Pasquale, F ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PUMPING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID STATE LASERS;

FIBER PARAMETERS; RAMAN AMPLIFIERS; RAMAN COPUMPING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 39749172913     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OFC.2007.4348304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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