Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers, Revised and Expanded Optical Science and Engineering

Author	Michel J. F. Digonnet , Digonnet J. F. Digonnet
Format	Hardcover
ISBN	9780824704582
Publisher	Crc Press
Manufacturer	Crc Press

Reviews fiber fabrication methods and basic spectroscopic properties of rare-earth ion gases, concentrating on the most important fiber laser sources. Looks at advances in fiber amplifiers and outlines new findings and improvements in single-frequency operation, frequency tunability, broadband fiber sources, and blue-green and far-infrared fiber lasers.