• DocumentCode
    2787033
  • Title

    Photodarkening and photobleaching of an Ytterbium-doped Silica Double-clad LMA fiber

  • Author

    Boullet, J. ; Manek-Hönninger, I. ; Cardinal, T. ; Guillen, F. ; Podgorski, M. ; Ermeneux, S. ; Doua, R. Bello ; Salin, F.

  • Author_Institution
    CELIA-PALA (UNIR 5107), Université Bordeauxl, 351 cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence, France
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We studied the temporal behaviour of photodarkening in an Yb-doped LMA fiber and show photobleaching of the same fiber. The absorption spectra and the influence on the lasing properties are shown.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pulse generation; Photobleaching; Photochromism; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431309
  • Filename
    4431309
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2787033