Title :
Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly aluminum doping
Author :
Kilabayashi, T. ; Ikeda, M. ; Nakai, M. ; Sakai, T. ; Himeno, K. ; Ohashi, K.
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd.
Abstract :
We have confirmed that the photodarkening of Yb-doped fiber (YbDF) has the second-power dependence on a population inversion factor. The photodarkening of a newly developed highly aluminum-doped YbDF has been significantly suppressed
Keywords :
aluminium; doping; fibre lasers; optical fibres; photochromism; population inversion; ytterbium; Yb-doped fibers; aluminum doping; fiber lasers; photodarkening; population inversion factor; second-power dependence; Absorption; Aluminum; Doping; Fiber lasers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Photochromism; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215694
