Suppression of higher order modes in a multimode fiber amplifier using efficient gain-loss-management (GLM)

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Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 112-114

  Limpert, J ^a   Zellmer, H ^a   Tuimermaim, A ^a   Pertsch, T ^a   Lederer, F ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIMODE FIBERS; RARE EARTHS;

CORE DIAMETERS; GAIN LOSS; HIGH ORDER MODE; HIGH ORDER TRANSVERSE MODES; HIGHER-ORDER-MODE; IN-FIBER; RARE EARTH DOPED; SINGLE-TRANSVERSE-MODE OPERATION;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 77649271039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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