Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers for Optical Communications

Optical Fiber Telecommunications IIIB

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 13-68

  Zyskind, John L ^a   Nagel, Jonathan A ^b   Kidorf, Howard D ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84941048175     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978008051317150006-1     Document Type: Chapter

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