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Evanescent amplification in a single-mode optical fibre |
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| Authors: | Sorin W.V. Jackson K.P. Shaw H.J. |
| Affiliation: | Stanford Universiry, Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford, USA; |
| Abstract: | By replacing a portion of the cladding of a single-mode fibre with a laser dye, amplification can be achieved by means of an evanescent field interaction. External gains as high as 22 dB have been measured by guiding both a pulsed pump and CW signal within the single-mode fibre. |
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