Gain characteristics of quantum dot fiber amplifier based on asymmetric tapered fiber coupler

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-147

  Guo, Hairun ^a   Pang, Fufei ^a   Zeng, Xianglong ^a,b   Wang, Tingyun ^a  

^a School of Communication and Information Engineering   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

PbS QD coated layer; Semiconductor quantum dot (QD) fiber amplifier

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; NARROW BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; COATED LAYERS; FIBER COUPLERS; GAIN CHARACTERISTIC; GAIN EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL POWER; OUTPUT SIGNAL; TAPERED FIBER;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84874666172     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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