• DocumentCode
    3022319
  • Title

    Divalent Ytterbium in Ytterbium Doped Aluminosilicate Glass - Aspects on Photodarkening in Fiber Lasers

  • Author

    Engholm, M. ; Norin, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Mid-Sweden Univ., Sundsvall
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that divalent ytterbium ions are present in ytterbium doped aluminosilicate glass. The presence of Yb2+-ions may influence the formation of induced color centers in ytterbium doped fiber lasers leading to reduced performance.
  • Keywords
    aluminosilicate glasses; colour centres; fibre lasers; optical glass; photochromism; photoluminescence; ytterbium compounds; Al2O3-SiO2-Yb2O3; aluminosilicate glass; color centers; divalent valence state; fiber lasers; luminescence spectra; photodarkening; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Excitons; Fiber lasers; Glass; Luminescence; Optical losses; Particle beam optics; Photochromism; Solid lasers; Ytterbium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453516
  • Filename
    4453516
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3022319