Novelty Design in Gain Flattening Filter of ASE Source Based on Fat Ultra-Long Period Fiber Grating

Fereshteh Mohammadi NAFCHI; Sharifeh SHAHI; Mohammad Taha SHAFFAATIFAR; Mohammad KANANI; Hossein NOORMOHAMMADI

doi:10.1007/s13320-016-0314-z

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