A multiquantum-dot-doped fiber amplifier with characteristics of broadband, flat gain, and low noise

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1404-1410

  Cheng, Cheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; ERBIUM; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONICS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DOPED FIBERS; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER (EDFA); FLAT GAIN; HALF MAXIMUM; LOW NOISE; LOWER NOISE; PBSE NANOCRYSTALS; PROPAGATION EQUATIONS; QUANTUM DOTS (QDS); RATE EQUATIONS; SPECTRA (CO); STOKES SHIFTS; THREE-LEVEL SYSTEMS; WAVE BANDS;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 46349084191     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.923641     Document Type: Article

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