Superfluorescence from Yb- and Yb-Er-doped phosphotellurite glass fibres

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-280

  Nandi, P ^a   Jose, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Erbium ytterbium doped glass; Optical properties; Superfluorescent fibre source; Tellurite glass

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM COMPOUNDS; GLASS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PUMPING (LASER); TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSIONS; ERBIUM-YTTERBIUM; PEAK WAVELENGTH; PHOSPHO-TELLURITE GLASS; SUPERFLUORESCENT FIBRE SOURCE; TELLURITE GLASS; WAVELENGTH REGIONS; YTTERBIUM-DOPED;

YTTERBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 51249124165     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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