Title :
Effect of heat and H2 gas on the photo-darkening of Yb+3 fibers
Author :
Jasapara, J. ; Andrejco, M. ; DiGiovanni, D. ; Windeler, R.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
Heating a photo-darkened ytterbium fiber causes a recovery in spectral transmission to the pre-darkened state. Exposure to H2 at high temperatures causes a permanent change in the visible transmission identical to that caused by photo-darkening.
Keywords :
high-temperature effects; hydrogen; optical fibre amplifiers; photochromism; thermo-optical effects; ytterbium; H2; JkJk:Yb3+; fiber amplifier; heating effect; high-temperature effects; hydrogen exposure; photo-darkened ytterbium fiber; pre-darkened state; spectral transmission; visible transmission; Doped fiber amplifiers; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Heat recovery; Hydrogen; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature; 060.2320; 260.5130;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628267