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Photonics Research, Volume. 4, Issue 2, 0053(2016)

Optimal design of Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating

Qun Han^1,2、*, Wenchuan Yan^1,2, Yunzhi Yao^1,2, Yaofei Chen^1,2, and Tiegen Liu^1,2

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¹College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

²Key Lab of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, China

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Qun Han, Wenchuan Yan, Yunzhi Yao, Yaofei Chen, Tiegen Liu, "Optimal design of Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating," Photonics Res. 4, 0053 (2016)

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Received: Jan. 5, 2016

Accepted: Jan. 29, 2016

Published Online: Sep. 28, 2016

The Author Email: Qun Han (hanqun@tju.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/prj.4.000053

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