High gain optical amplification and lasing performance of the Bi/P co-doped silica fiber in the O-band

Jinmin Tian; Mengting Guo; Fan Wang; Cheng Wu; Lei Zhang; Meng Wang; Yafei Wang; Jun Chen; Chunlei Yu; Lili Hu

doi:10.3788/COL202321.050601

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