Nanosecond pulse amplification in a higher-order mode erbium-doped fiber amplifier

Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO/QELS 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nicholson, J W ^a   DeSantolo, A M ^a   Ghalmi, S ^a   Fini, J M ^a   Fleming, J ^a   Monberg, E ^a   DiMarcello, F ^a   Ramachandran, S ^b  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE AREA; ER-DOPED; HIGHER-ORDER MODES; HIGHER-ORDER-MODE; NANOSECOND PULSE; NANOSECOND PULSE AMPLIFICATION; NONLINEAR PROPERTIES;

ERBIUM; PULSE AMPLIFIERS; PUMPS;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 77957570396     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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