Inspec keywords: solid lasers; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; optical fibres; erbium

Other keywords: AlGaAs diode laser; Er³⁺ doped fibres; 3 mW; CW pumping laser; 130 muW; rare-earth doping; 1.6 micron; diode laser pumped operation; single-mode fibre laser

Subjects: Fibre optics and fibre waveguides; Optical communication; Solid lasers; Optical communication devices, equipment and systems; Lasing action in other solids; Design of specific laser systems; Fibre optics