Effect of ion pairs in fast-light bandwidth in highconcentration erbium-doped fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Calderon, Oscar G ^a   Melle, Sonia ^a   Arrieta Yañez, Francisco ^a   Anton, M A ^a   Carreno F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; IONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SLOW LIGHT;

COHERENT POPULATION OSCILLATION; ERBIUM DOPED FIBERS; ERBIUM ION; FAST LIGHT; ION PAIRS; MODULATED SIGNAL; SLOW AND FAST LIGHT; SUPER-LUMINAL VELOCITY;

ERBIUM;

EID: 59949097508     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.000C55     Document Type: Article

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