Title :
Temperature sensitivity of ytterbium fiber amplifiers
Author :
Peng, Xiang ; Dong, Liang
Author_Institution :
Raydiance, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We demonstrated a method of characterizing temperature sensitivity of ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers based on deriving Stark parameters from measured emission and absorption spectra. Temperature sensitivity is found to be mainly determined by Pout/Ppump, when Pout/Ppump>0.4.
Keywords :
Stark effect; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; thermo-optical effects; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Stark parameters; absorption spectra; emission spectra; temperature sensitivity; ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Absorption; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Wavelength measurement; Ytterbium; (060.2270) Fiber characterization; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9