DocumentCode
411681
Title
Polarization dependent gain in saturated ytterbium and neodymium double clad fiber amplifiers
Author
Webels, P. ; Fallnich, C.
Author_Institution
Laser Zentrum Hannover eV, Germany
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
We present comparative measurements of polarization dependent gain in neodymium and ytterbium doped fiber amplifiers. We demonstrate, that this effect is always present in neodymium doped amplifiers while it can be suppressed in ytterbium doped amplifiers.
Keywords
neodymium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; ytterbium; neodymium double clad fiber amplifiers; polarization dependent gain measurements; ytterbium double clad fiber amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gain measurement; Geometrical optics; Neodymium; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ytterbium;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-748-2
Type
conf
Filename
1297760
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