An optical amplifier having 5 cm long silica-clad erbium doped phosphate glass fiber fabricated by "core-suction" technique

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 325-327

  Goel, Nitin K ^a,b   Pickrell, Gary ^a   Stolen, Roger ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boeing India Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Core suction technique; Erbium phosphate glass fiber; High gain fibers

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM COMPOUNDS; GLASS FIBERS; METAL IONS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PREFORMING; RARE EARTHS; SILICA;

FUSION SPLICERS; GOOD OPTICAL QUALITY; HIGH GAIN; PHOSPHATE FIBERS; PHOSPHATE GLASS FIBERS; RARE EARTH IONS; SILICA CLADDING; SUCTION TECHNIQUE;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84903274280     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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