Overview of Nd- and Er-Doped glass integrated optics amplifiers and lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2996, Issue , 1997, Pages 54-61

  Najafi, S Iraj ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; GLASS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONICS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WAVEGUIDES;

FABRICATION PROCESSES; HIGH PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHATE GLASS (P GLASS);

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 58749094624     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.271167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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