CA2478314A1 - Amplifiers and light sources employing s-band erbium-doped fiber and l-band thulium-doped fiber with distributed suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ase) - Google Patents

Amplifiers and light sources employing s-band erbium-doped fiber and l-band thulium-doped fiber with distributed suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ase) Download PDF

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CA2478314A1
CA2478314A1 CA002478314A CA2478314A CA2478314A1 CA 2478314 A1 CA2478314 A1 CA 2478314A1 CA 002478314 A CA002478314 A CA 002478314A CA 2478314 A CA2478314 A CA 2478314A CA 2478314 A1 CA2478314 A1 CA 2478314A1
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Mark A. Arbore
Gregory L. Keaton
Thomas J. Kane
Yidong Zhou
Jeffrey D. Kmetec
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CA002478314A 2002-03-08 2003-03-07 Amplifiers and light sources employing s-band erbium-doped fiber and l-band thulium-doped fiber with distributed suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ase) Abandoned CA2478314A1 (en)

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US10/095,303 2002-03-08
US10/095,303 US6909538B2 (en) 2002-03-08 2002-03-08 Fiber amplifiers with depressed cladding and their uses in Er-doped fiber amplifiers for the S-band
US10/163,557 US6970631B2 (en) 2002-06-05 2002-06-05 Suppression of cladding mode loss in fiber amplifiers with distributed suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE)
US10/163,557 2002-06-05
US10/194,680 2002-07-12
US10/194,680 US6844962B2 (en) 2002-03-08 2002-07-12 S-band light sources using erbium-doped fiber with depressed cladding
US10/348,802 2003-01-21
US10/348,802 US6995900B2 (en) 2003-01-21 2003-01-21 Method of making a short-pass fiber with controlled cut-off wavelength
PCT/US2003/006971 WO2003077381A2 (en) 2002-03-08 2003-03-07 Amplifiers and light sources employing s-band erbium-doped fiber and l-band thulium-doped fiber with distributed suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ase)

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