Optimizing the Erbium Doped Profile to Equalize the Modal Gain in Few Mode Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier

Zhao Qinghua; Zhang Zhenzhen; Zhao Ningbo; Li Xiaoying

doi:10.3788/lop53.030602

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