@inproceedings{cb4ae7a1a9ce43c0a7f5fdd5d1305200,
title = "Characterization of the 4F3/2 ? 4I9/2 Transition in Nd-doped Silica Fiber for Amplification in the 940 nm Water Vapor Absorption Band",
abstract = "The measurement of atmospheric water vapor in the 940 nm absorption band may be accomplished using sources based on the 4F3/2? 4I9/2 transition in Nd-doped fiber amplifiers. We report initial experimental results on the effects co-dopants have on the characteristics of this transition in Nd-doped fiber, present modeled and experimental performance of a fiber amplifier, and discuss the trade-offs in designing efficient, fiber-based amplifiers that operate in die 940 nm region.",
keywords = "Fiber optics sources and detectors, Fluorescence and luminescence, Spectroscopy, Water vapor",
author = "Dragic, \{Peter D.\} and Little, \{Liesl M.\} and Papen, \{George C.\}",
note = "The authors would like to thank the Andrew Corporation, the Polaroid Corporation, and the National Optics Institute (INO) of Canada for their generous donations of Nd-doped fiber. We would also like to thank Dr. Francois Chenard of INO for several enlightening discussions. Pete Dragic is supported by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Graduate Student Researchers Program. The authors would like to thank the A n b Corporation, the Polaroid Corporation, and the National Optics Institute (INO) of Canada for their generous donations of Nd-doped fiber. We would also like to thank Dr. Francois Chenard of INO for several enlightening discussions. Pete Dragic is supported by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Gmduate Student Researchers Program.; 8th Topical Meeting on Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997 ; Conference date: 21-07-1997",
year = "1997",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Optics InfoBase Conference Papers",
publisher = "Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)",
pages = "186--188",
booktitle = "Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997",
}