High-power large-mode area optical fibers for fiber lasers and amplifiers

OFC/NFOEC 2008 - 2008 Conference on Optical Fiber Communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Samson, B ^a   Frith, G ^a   Carter, A ^a   Tankala, K ^a  

^a NUFERN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPED FIBERS; FIBER LASERS AND AMPLIFIERS; FIBER OPTIC; HIGH POWERS; HIGH-POWER FIBER LASERS; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; LARGE-MODE AREA; MODE FIELD AREA; OPTICAL-; TELECOM FIBERS; YB-DOPING;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTICS; LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; STANDARDS; YTTERBIUM;

FIBERS;

EID: 49349093058     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OFC.2008.4528625     Document Type: Conference Paper

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