This application refers to the following co-pending U.S. Patent Applications. The first application is U.S. Prov. App. No. 60/083,772, entitled “Method for Enhancing Efficiency of Lasing at 2.7 μn in Erbium:ZBLAN Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers,” filed May 1, 1998. This provisional application is hereby incorporated by reference, and priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e)(1) is hereby claimed therefrom.
This invention is made with government support under grant number F49620-96-1-0079, awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The government may have certain rights in this invention.
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