Experimental Study on Bidirectional Distributed Side-Pumped Single Mode Optical Fiber Amplifiers

Yu Yu; Huang Zhihe; Cao Jianqiu; Pan Zhiyong; Guo Shaofeng; Xu Xiaojun; Chen Jinbao

doi:10.3788/lop53.070602

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