Determination of coupling regime of high-Q resonators and optical gain of highly selective amplifiers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2073-2080

  Dumeige, Yannick ^a   Trebaol, Stéphane ^a   Ghişa, Laura ^a   Nguyên, Thi Kim Ngân ^a   Tavernier, Hervé ^b   Féron, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

ACTIVE RESONATORS; CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPY; EXTERNAL Q FACTOR; HIGH Q OPTICAL RESONATOR; HIGH-Q RESONATORS; PASSIVE RESONATORS; PROBE WAVELENGTH; WHISPERING GALLERY MODE RESONATOR;

RESONATORS;

EID: 59949105264     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.002073     Document Type: Article

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