Degradation-resistant lasing at 980 nm in a Yb/Ce/Al-doped silica fiber

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 338-342

  Jelger, P ^a   Engholm, M ^b   Norin, L ^c   Laurell, F ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Fiber Optic Valley AB   (Sweden)

^c ACREO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; SILICA;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSIONS; CO-DOPED; DOPED FIBER; FIBER LASER SOURCE; HIGH-POWER; LINE-WIDTH CONTROL; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTODARKENING; SILICA FIBERS; VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 76649138580     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000338     Document Type: Article

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