A taper-fused microspherical laser source

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 392-394

  Ward, Jonathan M ^a,b   Féron, Patrice ^c   Chormaic, Síle Nic ^b  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Erbium ytterbium phosphate glass; Microsphere resonator; Tapered fiber; Whispering gallery modes (WGMs)

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRESS;

ERBIUM-YTTERBIUM PHOSPHATE GLASS; MICROSPHERE RESONATOR; TAPERED FIBER; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

LASERS;

EID: 40749150001     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.916904     Document Type: Article

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