Numerical Modeling and Optimization of Diode Pumped Heavily-Erbium-Doped Fluoride Fiber Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 454-464

  Li, Jianfeng ^a,b   Jackson, Stuart D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erbium lasers; fiber lasers; fluoride glass

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008583292     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2012.2183856     Document Type: Article

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