High gain E-band amplification based on the low loss Bi/P co-doped silica fiber

Jinmin Tian; Mengting Guo; Fan Wang; Chunlei Yu; Lei Zhang; Meng Wang; Lili Hu

doi:10.3788/COL202220.100602

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