DocumentCode
2012655
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.
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215694
Filename
1636725
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