Low-threshold microlaser in Er: Yb phosphate glass coated microsphere

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 342-344

  Dong, Chun Hua ^a   Xiao, Yun Feng ^a,b   Han, Zheng Fu ^a   Guo, Guang Can ^a   Jiang, Xiaoshun ^c   Tong, Limin ^c   Gu, Chun ^a   Ming, Hai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microlaser; Microsphere; Whispering gallery mode (WGM)

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERES; MULTIMODE FIBERS; PUMPING (LASER); SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

FIBER TAPER; MICROLASER; WHISPERING GALLERY MODE;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 40449100434     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.915642     Document Type: Article

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