Bismuth-doped optical fibers: A challenging active medium for near-IR lasers and optical amplifiers

Light: Science and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Dianov, Evgeny M ^a  

^a FIBER OPTICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amplifier; Bismuth; Fiber; Laser; Luminescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867161422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20477538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2012.12     Document Type: Review

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